Comments by "A A Q" (@AuroraBoarder1) on "News For Reasonable People" channel.

  1. It's "parent", not "parents". They don't even know who the father is.
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  2. Companies are free to vote with their feet.
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  3. Why build a naked statue? Aren't there enough naked people running wild in the streets?
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  4. I recently saw a video about migrants being housed in an empty school building in a dangerous neighborhood in Chicago. The people who lived there did a major protest. Personally, I can't help but feel those migrants will be an improvement to the neighborhood. If in fact they are drug cartels, it'll be just more of the same, piled higher and deeper.
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  5. "What kind of justice is this?" Poetic justice!
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  6. Here's how businesses can reduce the crime rate. GTFO!!! Let's see how rich the city gets when it loses their revenue!
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  7. WTF!!!!! I thought Wyoming was the last vestige of normalcy in America. No place is sacred anymore!
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  8. Twelve cities are suing Los Angeles County because of its recent no bail policy. Either fight back, or suffer the consequences.
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  9. I was born and raised in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. By far the BEST decision I ever made!
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  10. "Gateway Hotel" - what an appropriate name.
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  11. I remember once reading about a woman whose purse was snatched. A man was arrested in connection with it. He decided to represent himself in court. His first question to the woman was, "Did you get a good look at my face when I snatched your purse?"
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  12. How about warning people to not go to Oakland in the first place? Thise restaurants shouldn't strike; they should pack up and GET OUT!!!
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  13. "These kids have no opportunity". They would have had opportunities working at Walmart if they hadn't looted them out of the area!
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  14. "We have an outstanding police department." Right. They're out standing.
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  15. I just saw a video hy Justice Warrior about 2 women who ordered a meal with margaritas which came out to $50. They ate almost all of it, then complained they didn't like it and wanted their money back. When they were refused, they beat up the waitress and trashed the restaurant, doing thousands of dollars worth of damage. This happened in Chicago.
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  16. You can't smoke cigarettes on public transportation, but you can smoke meth and fentanyl? WHAT HAS MY BELOVED PACIFIC NORTHWEST COME TO???!!! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  17. How ironic. A law school done in by legal corruption. In the 80s, I had a coworker whose husband talked her out of buying a house so he could attend Golden Gate University. She wound up disappearing. I wonder whatever became of them.
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  18. Exactly. Anyone who wants to earn a living wage needs to acquire job skills that will enable them to do so. Hint: stay away from crime, and don't bully geeks.
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  19. This breaks my heart. When I lived in the Seattle area 25 years ago, I dealt with the police a few times, and they were always very professional. Once, when I suffered a nervous breakdown and did something highly illegal, they even offered to help me. These were white men! (I'm a black woman.) Please, bring back the old Seattle!
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  20. I just saw a YouTube video about a man who filmed thieves stealing $500 worth of laundry detergent. As they drove off, he ripped the cover off the car's license plate and got its number. The thieves were arrested shortly afterwards. His reward for his effort? They fired him for interfering with the robbery.
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  21. Why not just wall off Portland and Eugene, making them their own state?
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  22. I saw a video like this a few days ago. I was appalled at how empty the area around Hyatt Regency Embarcadero was. In 1978, my Christian high school had a banquet there. We walked around the place, and were dazzled by the fountain that poured without a splash, and the glass elevators zooming up the walls that were like an upside-down staircase. We rode one up through the ceiling into the rotating restaurant at the top. We gazed in awe at the glamorous diners slowly sailing past us against the glittering night scape of the Bay Area. Years later, I visited that restaurant in the daytime and had a drink there. Service was slow, but I think that was deliberate, so patrons could enjoy the view; one rotation takes 40 minutes. I have a lot of good memories of San Francisco. It breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  23. It'll make a difference, all right. It will hide the criminals while they're committing crimes!
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  24. 560 calls with 14 arrests. That's 1 arrest for every 40 calls. Pure psychosis!
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  25. "If the price is low enough, someone will buy it." Not necessarily. Whole neighborhoods in Detroit have been abandoned, under far lesser circumstances.
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  26. In 1986, I visited Anchor Steam Brewery with the Stanford Outing Club. I'm so glad we had a chance to experience it while it was still standing!
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  27. Since they're so desperate for free housing, they should rejoice at a 15 year sentence.
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  28. "Things always recover. It's just a matter of how long it takes, and to what degree." Not necessarily. Look at Detroit.
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  29. "Thank you for letting us squat on your property during our Defund the Police demonstration so we can steal it out from under you, and you will have no legal recourse."
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  30. It never occurred to anyone that greater skills equals a bigger paycheck. If you want to earn $50 an hour, develop skills that are worth $50 an hour. On the other hand, if you goof off through high school and blow your mind on drugs, you're stuck with what charity is willing to give you.
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  31. CRINGE!!! I see your point, but I prefer building a wall around their encampment and leaving them to fend for themselves.
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  32. The real question is, how did Goodwill last this long in Oakland in the first place?
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  33. Put on blackface and apply...
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  34. South Seattle! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” I knew a cynical black woman from Chicago who rarely had anything positive to say. One of the few positive things she said was about South Seattle. She was hitchhiking around the country, and met another black woman who invited her to stay at her house there. She apologized that it was in the ghetto. My friend was pleasantly shocked. She said you never would have guessed it was a ghetto. I have since lived in Seattle myself and can vouch for that fact. Now it's GONE!!! I HATE DRUGS!!!!!
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  35. Rite-Aid used to be Thrifty's. I understand they had a training program for clerks to become managers, but they would fire them right before the promotion. Any store so unethical should go out of business.
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  36. Amish, of course. Those pitchfork fights have to be stopped!
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  37. The real lowlife is not him, but the ones who keep leting him go.
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  38. To their credit, they outlasted Whole Foods in San Francisco
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  39. This will scare the hell out of Japan and Finland! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  40. Anchor Steam brewery is also shutting its doors, after 127 years. I visited it with the Stanford Outing Club in 1986.
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  41. ย @peterbelanger4094ย  - YOU try taking care of a drug addict!
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  42. ย @gelf1907ย  - not necessarily. No doubt they'll get mobbed, too.
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  43. I guess Seattle really is dying. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  44. Right. It's also the not so remote crime rate.
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  45. "Greenhouses are for plants." Does that include human vegetables?
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  46. In Japan, there are men who reject women. They're called herbivores. They should get together with 4B women.. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  47. Crazy as things are in this day and age, I'm surprised the robbery wasn't successful.
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  48. San Francisco: from Gumps to Dumps!
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  49. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ. Best comment!
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  50. โ€‹ย @davidyoders8854ย - I don't get it. Why would anyone put a warehouse in a place where rampant robbery is legal?
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  51. They already know. They're defunded.
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  52. I wouldn't own property in Oakland if you gave it to me!
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  53. No, she's speaking Comptonese.
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  54. It sure didn't take long for them to puncture the swimming pool, did it? I know it's not funny, but this is so outrageous, I can't help but laugh. You compare this homeless camp to the Wild West. I don't think the Wild West had swimming pools - punctured or otherwise. I'm looking forward to this podcast!
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  55. That's the trouble. They're "woke".
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  56. Especially in LA.
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  57. Oakland was cooked over half a century ago!
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  58. โ€‹ย @nenep1872ย - those poor folks will have to take it upon themselves to deal with the thieves.
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  59. It makes perfect sense to keep the homeless out of airports. Airports have enough problems with security against terrorism; the last thing they need is adding crazed drug addicts to the mix.
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  60. There are places like that in Oakland now. Mail isn't delivered because the deliverers risk getting attacked.
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  61. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  62. London Breed should be forced to buy the Macy's building and establish a retail business there herself.
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  63. They did the same thing in Chicago.
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  64. So doing away with War on Poverty and remaining in the Vietnam War would have improved things? Whatever...
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  65. Sean Reynolds - you had a podcast about Mayor Ted Wheeler's plan for a 90 day reset to help Portland businesses. That was 6 months ago. How is that going?
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  66. OUCH!!!!! What has become of my beloved Seattle? When I lived there, I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice. It's the ideal place to live a healthy and wholesome Christian lifestyle. If only I could have brought my niece to live with me there. It could have saved her from dropping out of high school to join a cult. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  67. "Intensities in tent cities." ~ Ted Nugent.
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  68. In which case, you can kiss this country goodbye.
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  69. Whatever... I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. I DESPISED it even then. In 1978, soon as I turned 18, I tore out of there like a bat out of hell.
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  70. Too logical - and ray-ciss!
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  71. Scary! Increasingly, there's nowhere to run in this world.
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  72. I read that the killers are being held without bond, and that Lori Lightfoot held a bond hearing for them. I also read that as convicted felons, they weren't allowed to own guns, so they got someone else to legally buy the guns and sell to them. The person who bought the guns got off on $4,500 bail. Then Lori Lightfoot had the NERVE to visit the cop in the hospital???
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  73. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  74. If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull$hit.
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  75. YAY!!!
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  76. Sounds like 1984.
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  77. โ€‹ย @piehnoharmonyย - if he said it,there would be a riot.
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  78. Over half a million for a bungalow in a dangerous part of Portland? People are willingly spending that much in East Oakland - and it's a war zone. I wonder what Oakland offers that Portland doesn't. Yes, I agree he, and all the residents in the area, should sue the city!
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  79. If Newsome becomes President, kiss the US goodbye!
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  80. They need 5 days to recover? I'd need 5 minutes to get the hell out of there!
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  81. A "peaceful protest" in Portland? Thst should scare Trump out of office.
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  82. I heard of storefronts and a park in Florida that played annoying children's songs, like "Baby Shark", all night long. I believe it worked, but it was deemed cruel and unusual punishment.
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  83. Good. Get out while your property still has value!
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  84. Call the social workers! This whole scene reminds me of a comic I saw as a child, back in the 60. It showed a couple of hippies in their "pad", which had been ransacked. The caption read, "Call the pigs - we've been robbed!"
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  85. When my brother was in med school, he and a fellow student were on the night shift at a hospital. The buzzer went off, and they dashed into the room, past a man reading a newspaper in bed, and started performing CPR on the other man who was flat on his back, out cold. The man woke up instantly, totally enraged. He had been merely sleeping. So who died? The man reading the paper.
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  86. Not to mention criminals stealing copper wires from charging stations.
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  87. I'm a black woman. If I got an invitation like that, I would give it to a klansman and tell him to put on blackface .
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  88. Let's hope so.
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  89. Not to mention porch pirates.
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  90. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  91. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’” I have a friend in Portland who I get to visit occasionally, whenever I can attend High Cascade Snowboard Camp. He used to always take me on a bike tour through Portland. The last time I visited him, in 2021, he did not do this. He told me one of his bicycles had been stolen, but since that could be easily replaced, I'm sure the real reason is the homeless camps along the bike paths. I had originally planned to retire in Portland, but with all that's going on there, that's clearly out of the question. This breaks my heart; Portland and Seattle have long been my favorite cities.
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  92. "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
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  93. Why police officers? Why not social workers?
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  94. Unfortunately, innocent people will be affected, so it's not that simple.
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  95. If you have to go through that much trouble, it would be better to open your store in a better area.
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  96. At first, I thought you were going to discuss the Millenial Tower. Except people actually bought condos there.
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  97. I'm not the LEAST bit surprised. They were doing that on San Pablo Ave and McArthur Blvd in Oakland back in the 70s. Some of my elementary schools classmates wound up in that scene.
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  98. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต I left my pheart ๐Ÿ’จ in San Franshitco. ๐Ÿ’ฉ ๐ŸŽถ
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  99. People's houses.
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  100. Forty years ago, I used to work at a store called Fotomat on College Avenue in Oakland (they're no longer in business). The stores were constantly being robbed. Police response time was 10 minutes, but that didn't deter crime. One woman was robbed 3 times in a row. Each time, the robber arrived on a Friday, 10 minutes before closing. The first 2 times, she called the police, and they came out, filed a report, and left. The 3rd time, she pulled out a baseball bat and whacked the robber on the arm, breaking it. He fled and never came back.
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  101. I take it you mean Narcan.
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  102. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  103. The best car I ever had was a 1995 Toyota Camry. It had 115,000 miles on it when I bought it, and I drove it up to 355,000 miles. (True, the trade-in value was only $150). It would take A LOT for me to give up Toyota! P.S. The AC still worked.
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  104. Shoot - my stockbroker sold his business building in San Francisco at the beginning of the pandemic. BEST DECISION EVER!!!
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  105. "Intensities in tent cities." ~ Ted Nugent.
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  106. Their real problem IS foot traffic - the WRONG kind!
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  107. "If you don't know what to do with your life, go to college." HELL TO THE NO!!! Get a job as an office clerk, make up your mind, THEN go. Depending on what you decide, you may not even need college!
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  108. This has been happening in Silicon Valley for quite a while. Maids work in the mansions, casing the place to find where the valuabls are. Then it's easy for burglars to clean them out later.
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  109. Unfortunately, it can. Bad as it is, it's nowhere near as bad as Oakland. Let's hope it doesn't sink to that point.
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  110. Just when I thought Oakland couldn't get any more idiotic... While growing up in Oakland, I was told bullies were jealous of me, and rather than fight back, I should attempt to win them over through love. Now, half a century later, I see the fruition of this - uh - philosophy. It gives me tremendous pleasure that the bullies and their coddlers are still living in that cesspool, while I had the good sense to escape!
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  111. Not necessarily. Gaston could have gotten into office through corruption.
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  112. Sean Reynolds - where have you been? I missed you the past 3 days. Did you know the homeless camp in Seattle with the swimming pool was taken down? They put all the residents in a shelter. Looking forward to this podcast. Welcome back!
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  113. You went and trashed my business place not long ago Now you're knocking on my door I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been I begged you not to steal from me, but instead buy And now you're telling me all your lies I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been, oh yeah You better get back to your used-to-be 'Cause your kinda patronage ain't good for me I hear you knocking, but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been I told you way back in 2022 That I would no longer put up with you I hear you knocking but you can't come in I hear you knocking, go back where you been
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  114. Wow ' my financial advisor owned a business building in San Francisco, where he's from, and he sold it during the pandemic. He lives in Hilo, now.
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  115. Great. They'll know to camp out in front of your building.
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  116. As long as crooked vote counts can keep them there!
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  117. I wrote a parody of the Milinnial Tower, using the Journey song, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' ". Foundation seeps,, contractors lie The Millennium Building, is gonna die, Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground. Rich folks,, they live in these million dollar condos While homeless people throng in the streets below Leanin', sinkin', slidin' into the ground It's tearin' apart Every day, every day It's tearin' apart In spite of the mortgage they pay. It's tearin' apart It won't be long, yes, till it falls Then those rich folks, will have no home at all 'Cause it's leanin' it's sinkin', it's slidin' into the ground. It's tearin' apart Ooh, every day, every day It's tearin' apart No matter how much they pay 'Cause it's leanin', sunken, collapsed Now it's their turn to be homeless. Na na na na na na Na na na na na...
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  118. Poetic justice!
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  119. How do you keep a Safeway store open in San Francisco? First, you take the "F" out of "Safe". Then you take the "F" out of "Way".
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  120. There IS a light at the end of the tunnel. It is the headlamp of an oncoming train. Actually, this doesn't surprise me. Back in 2020, I heard about a black woman who closed her shop to attend a BLM rally. She returned to find her shop vandalized and looted.
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  121. Worse yet, we're paying for their defaults.
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  122. "Not shoplifting at this volume, it's looting". ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  123. I remember during CHOP and CHAZ, they were actually talking about moving the courthouse!
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  124. โ€‹ย @skimsk808ย  - you got off easy. Last year, a man in Chicago couldn't back out of his driveway because someone was blocking him. When he asked the guy to move, the guy shot him dead.
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  125. Or a few blocks in Detroit.
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  126. Maybe $666?
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  127. Back in the 70s, some bus lines in Oakland CA had a few incidents. It wasn't enough to make them dangerous, but you had to be alert. Once on the 72 bus that went down San Pablo Avenue, my brother witnessed some guys in the back playing with a gun. When he got off, he told the driver, who nervously said he already knew. Another time, on the 15 line that went from North Oakland to the hills, a woman told some guys to stop smoking. When they refused, she stopped driving until they quit. One of them pinched her ear when he got off. She was lucky, because I heard a story about a line in East Oakland where these 2 guys kept ringing the bell at every stop, and no one got off. Finally, the female driver refused to stop. The 2 guys grabbed her and hauled her off the bus, and started beating her up. Fortunately, cops were there to handle the situation. In the 80s, BART stopped operating late at night to keep the homeless from camping on there. They probably should have kept doing that, because I understand they have major problems now.
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  128. $100 fine.
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  129. ย @oscarbarragan6675ย  - ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ In the 80s, I sang and played guitar on the street there, emulating hippies. I made $1,000 in one year! Though I was hassled a few times, I was never robbed or assaulted. Now, it's a major risk to even visit!
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  130. Of course not. How many mansions can be bought with $26,000?
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  131. This reminds me of a popular poster from the Vietnam War era: "What if they gave a war and nobody came?". Since the cops aren't allowed to prosecute criminals, what if they decided to stop prosecuting people who defend themselves as well?
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  132. ย @myrtlealleyย  - that's why cops shouldn't bother to arrest citizens who defend themselves.
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  133. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I grew up in Oakland 50+ years ago. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. I knew things would go downhill, but I had no idea it would get this bad! Sounds like Haiti!
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  134. Those laid off workers can learn how to program the robots. A much safer, more pleasant job - plus it pays better.
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  135. ABSOLUTELY!!! At least feral cats control the rodent population! (Pllus, they're adorable.)
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  136. I grew up in Oakland, in the 1960s and 70s. I fled in 1978, soon as I turned 18. The last time I visited there was in 2004; it had an atmosphere of a maximum security prison. I actually drove a rental car! My folks insisted I park it behind a chain-link fence. Today, that would be a waste of time and effort. The first time I ever heard of carjacking was in 1992; a coworker from El Salvador told us about it happening in his country. Now, Oakland averages about 2 per day.
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  137. Excellent point!
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  138. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  139. "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." ~ George Satayana.
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  140. Or Roaa Parks!
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  141. Out of curiosity, I checked San Francisco real estate. You can actually buy a studio for under $200k - with no HOA fees!
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  142. This is heartbreaking. I heard in Saskatchewan, crime was so low, when people went to the mall in winter, they left their car engines running so they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of using an engine block heater to restart them. Is that still the case? Apparently not, in Toronto!
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  143. Best comment!
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  144. Especially if the damage adds up to less than $950.
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  145. Not necessarily. Look at San Francisco.
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  146. I'd race over there - with hot dogs and marshmallows.
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  147. That show is TAME compared to what's going on today!
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  148. Maybe even before.
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  149. GRRR!!! They should defiantly keep right on playing it. They'll get more customers than they will with the homeless. I'd go there!
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  150. They don't push panic buttons. They pull triggers. Far more effective.
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  151. ๐Ÿš™๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’จ "My Maserati goes 185. I lost my license; now I don't drive. " ~ Joe Walsh, "Life's Been Good".
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  152. How awful! That's more of an inconvenience to the shoppers than a deterrent to the thieves - especially since they can just bring their own bags.
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  153. ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธ๐Ÿ…พ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
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  154. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  155. Even then, they'll need enough cash to replace the house if it burns down.
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  156. "Why are these people in Philadelphia on a whole other level of zombie?" If you've ever been there, you'd know!
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  157. Right! If you want to be respected, act like an adult, instead of a 3 year old throwing a tantrum.
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  158. Toilet water!
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  159. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s. The Black Panthers were formed there to allegedly protect blacks from cops. My only negative experience with Oakland cops is indifference, most likely from lack of support. Meanwhile, Black on Black crime went through the roof. The last time I visited Oakland was in 2004. It had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. I wouldn't even drive through there now!
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  160. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I'm sorry, but I find this f**kin' CLASSIC!!! You said they have everything. Does that include flush toilets? At least they're not crapping and throwing dirty needles in the street. How about helping them? Build a wall around the encampment and donate a few cops. Maybe include tiny houses. Anyone this resourceful deserves help!
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  161. I was curious what credit union was robbed. I was a member of Seattle Telco Credit Union, which changed its name to Watermark. Even though that one wasn't robbed, I'm glad my money is safely out of there. I moved that account when I relocated to the Big Island of Hawaii where life is safe and sane, if a bit boring.
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  162. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ me, too. This breaks my heart.
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  163. Back in the mid 80s, a cop who helped me with a crime told me he arrested a criminal, who was let out. The criminal found his apartment (in Berkeley), ransacked it, and spray-painted his badge number on the wall.
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  164. Companies don't create this unsafe environment. Employees should sue the city instead.
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  165. Maybe they should have built a wall around the ghettos, removed the police and Asian store owners, declared Chauvin innocent, and let nature take its course.
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  166. It doesn't.
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  167. What town is that?
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  168. So itโ€™s not just me.
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  169. Let her scream. If it bothers her that much, she can open her own store.
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  170. It's a lot less trouble to simply give them pure stuff, so they'll overdose.
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  171. From Whole Foods to Hole Foods. From Filmore District to Drain More District.
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  172. When I was a child in the early 70s, I used to drink out of the American River!
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  173. They would have to either be corrupt and want a piece of the action, or be extremely desperate.
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  174. No, it's plastic straws!
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  175. Their success exists only in their imagination.
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  176. Back in the early 90s, someone called in to a talk show, saying they were going to a play in San Francisco. When they parked, a bum approached them, saying, "Give me a quarter, I'll watch your car". The talk show host was horrified, as most likely was all us listeners. All the host could say was be glad it wasn't a lot more.
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  177. Seattle homeless camps have a swimming pool and a tree house. Denver homeless camps feature a speakeasy and bordello. Which one is best?
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  178. How well do they pay?
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  179. I bet they are!
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  180. Sure, if they want to risk being vulnerable to crime.
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  181. To give you an idea, Nick Johnson made several videos on Oakland. One has a thumbnail of an aerial view of a shantytown with the caption, "This is the United States?" He said it has an atmosphere of doom. I can verify it's true; I felt it the last time I visited, in 2004. That was well before it became a carjacking shantytown.
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  182. They're worried about bad publicity? This will make it worse!
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  183. @apples874ย  - let them.
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  184. Aw, shucks! No more drama at meetings! Now, everyone will fall asleep.
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  185. Yes. I wonder how much they contribute to BLM.
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  186. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Especially since grocery stores sell at a 2% margin, instead of 20%
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  187. If Trump had paid them as well, they could endorse both.๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  188. Except the judges who let him off.
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  189. I'm surprised they still even have a police department!
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  190. It's called the Spanish Flu because the Spanish were the only ones at the time who admitted the epidemic existed.
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  191. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ƒ "Here's your retribution check." Hands them a bag of ashes.
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  192. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  193. It sure sounds like a death spiral! A quarter of the houses in Detroit are abandoned. For this to happen to a business district, that's even worse!
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  194. Shoot - I've always thought places with books, work boots, and job applications were safe. What a shame!
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  195. How about getting a snake? A lot of people are phobic of them. I read a story once where a burglar tried to break into a woman's house, and when he saw her boa constrictor, he fled. The police who filed a report refused to enter her house!
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  196. Defunded.
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  197. I'll be 63 next month. I grew up in Oakland and can verify this is true. There 7sed to be neighborhoods that were reasonably safe; apparently, that's no longer the case.
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  198. She graduated class valedictorian of a Balti-morgue ghost school.
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  199. He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
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  200. What happened to the dogs? After all, they're second hand drug users.
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  201. Let's hope so.
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  202. "I heard my mama cry. I heard her pray the night Chicago died. Brother, what a night that really was, Brother, what a night that really was. Glory be..."
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  203. โ€‹ย @raul0caย - good point. A lot of times, when a state doesn't charge income tax, it makes up the difference in property taxes.
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  204. New York City instituted the Guardian Angels to help the police, back in the 80s. It helped. However, in Detroit, it had the reverse affect; their uniforms made them a target rather than a deterrent, since the criminals knew Guardian Angels aren't armed.
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  205. Just tell them it's not a cigarette - it's spiked with fentanyl.
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  206. I live in Hilo, where missing shopping carts make front page news. It's pretty dull, here. Yes, we have a crime rate, but it's all pretty much regulated to domestic violence and drug deals gone sour. We have some homeless people here, but they're Mellow. I've lived here nearly 15 years, and have never felt threatened (touch wood).
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  207. AMEN!!! I grew up in Oakland during the 1960s and 70s, when it was Disneyland compared to today. Tearing out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made!
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  208. Actually, it's 99%.
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  209. Why feel like a chump? Simply refuse to buy from a street vendor who undercuts store prices. Let the thief feel like a chump!
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  210. Violent crime is a misdemeanor. The more you misdemeanor they get.
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  211. Best comment!
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  212. Obviously Whole Foods didn't. Either that, or it didn't work.
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  213. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ I was planning on retiring in Portland!
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  214. Best thing is to vote with their feet. Then Th ere will be no tax dollars for Gruesome Newsome to work with.
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  215. I was just wondering about charging. I guess they would switch out the batteries?
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  216. They had a branch in Hilo, HI. There were protests that their workers were paid less than minimum wage. The store has since closed.
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  217. Who would be crazy enough to buy from him? He could have put anything in that candy!
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  218. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I'm from Oakland and I agree!
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  219. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Maybe include a new car if theirs gets stolen, or broken into.
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  220. Earlier today, you talked about the city of Tacoma WA suing homeowners for not clearing out homeless camps, which is actually the job of the city. Joe Montana needs to pay those homeowners a visit!
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  221. GOOD FOR HER!!! Back in the 80s there was a kiosk store called Fotomat. A woman clerk working an Oakland store was robbed at gunpoint 3 times. Each time, it happened on a Friday night, 10 minutes before closing time. The first 2 times, she called the cops; they came out made a report, then left. The 3rd time, she was ready. She pulled out a baseball bat and broke the robber's arm with it. He ran off and never came back.
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  222. @JeffC-fq1beย  - obviously, you've never been a landlord. Many tenants trash the place beyond redemption, and harass other tenants. Walk a mile in the landlord's shoes before passing judgment.
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  223. Or drug paraphernalia?
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  224. Kind of like Detroit.
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  225. This hurts! Last year, I stayed at the youth hostel on 18th Ave. I was told it's safe, as long as I avoided 3rd Ave. I did walk by there, and noticed the tents and junkies nodding off. This makes me wonder, is the hostel next? It cost me about $50 per night, then. I noticed this year, they're running $100 per night, most likely to keep out the riffraff. The hostel on Hawthorne Street, where I usually stay, has already closed. At this rate, there may be no more hostels in the Portland area! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  226. And retrieve all the stolen catalytic converters!
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  227. True. What about porch pirates?
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  228. Believe it or not, I am. I didn't think anyone could sink to this level.
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  229. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  230. They may be getting kickbacks from drug cartels, too.
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  231. ...and I don't think I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again...
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  232. He's probably being silenced by his supervisors.
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  233. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  234. You're not getting old. They're just going senile!
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  235. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ‘บ๐Ÿคฌ
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  236. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  237. Not to mention they can carpetibag $950 worth of goods in stores and get charged with only a misdemeanor (if that), and sell it on the street, or on Amazon.
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  238. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  239. At least if someone hassles you at a gas station, you can douse them!
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  240. Better yet, arrest the thugsand have them "disappear" while in custody.
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  241. ย @czarekaj1098ย  - shucks. ๐Ÿ˜ซ Los Angeles used to be one of my favorite cities. It broke my heart to have to leave there, but now I can see it was for the best.
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  242. We take you high-er!
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  243. So sorry to hear that! I saw a video about a girl in Florida hooked on meth. She went into rehab, and they forced her to smoke meth to keep her hooked so they could traffick her. There's a lot of hidden corruption in these rehab centers!
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  244. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  245. Maybe she really wants the drugs, instead of money.
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  246. Gruesome Newsome!
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  247. For the worse?
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  248. I took public transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area and LA during the 70s and 80s. Never have I encountered any serious problems. Criminals were punished in those days.
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  249. Due to all the money they stole, they're rich enough to avoid a prison term.
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  250. I saw that. Didn't he get mugged?
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  251. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ He makes Trump look like a boy scout!
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  252. I lived in the Seattle area for nearly 4 years, and this is the first I've heard of it.
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  253. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  254. Build a wall around it first.
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  255. In 2001, financial and emotional circumstances forced me to leave Washington State. More and more, I'm beginning to realize I took the bullet to dodge the missle.
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  256. It's an insult to psychosis!
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  257. Rather, she's the grift that keeps on grifting.
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  258. I just discussed this with a fellow Hawaiian (things are MUCH saner here!), and he said ex cons just might be the best people to handle the situation, because they won't tolerate BS.
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  259. My financial advisor sold his office building in San Francisco when Covid broke out. I'll bet he's REALLY happy now!
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  260. I just saw a video about an Indonesian family visiting San Francisco. They shopped at Whole Foods to break their Ramadan fast, and when they went out to their car, they saw people robbing it. They filmed it and put it on social media, and it instantly got over a million hits, going viral all over Indonesia. The Indonesian consulate in San Francisco published a pamphlet describing what to do if you get robbed, or carjacked. I wonder what they think, now that the store has been closed due to crime.
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  261. The beloved Emerald City is crumbling into shards of glass. Kind of like the Chinese Cultural Revolution m๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”
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  262. Corruption got him back in after the recall.
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  263. โ€‹ย @Scorch1028ย - better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6!
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  264. I used to walk around Green Lake with The Mountaineers on Wednesday evenings. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  265. The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train.
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  266. From, "Just do it" to "Just done in".
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  267. Probably to keep from getting mobbed.
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  268. Excellent question! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  269. Co-owned by his mother, who he physically attacked.
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  270. โ€‹ย @anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808ย  - over half a century, actually!
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  271. "If you visit Los Angeles city, You will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware: Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!" ~ Tom Lehrer
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  272. Add San Francisco to the list.
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  273. Complete with Starbucks Coffee!
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  274. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  275. Sorry to burst your bubble, but: 1) Your state could wind up like Oakland CA. 2) Unless you already live in Oakland CA, you WILL notice the difference. If you already live there, you will have no escape, because the whole country will be the same. 3) Unfortunately, Sonos has enough influence to affect you, whether you pay attention or not. This monster HAS to be stopped!
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  276. ย @jonjuan1955ย  - ultimately, this will affect everyone.
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  277. I grew up in the Bay Area, and lived in Silicon Valley for 9 years. I have had many adventures in San Francisco. I'm glad I got to enjoy it in the 70s and 80s, when it was clean and safe. It breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  278. During daylight hours.
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  279. Plus they probably trashed the building beyond redemption, meaning the landlords made zero profits.
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  280. Right. Calling it a circu is an insult to circuses. At least circuses are fun.
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  281. "All lines in jest, Still, a man hears what he wants to hear, And disregards the rest". - Simon & Garfunkel.
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  282. @Rich Casinoย  - what are gangs made of?
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  283. CLASSIC!!! Some people did that in Oakland back in the 70s. Only problem with doing it today is, the car would be stolen.
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  284. I remember when I toured Europe in 1982, the canals in Amsterdam were lined with houseboats. Our tour guide told us young people lived in those houseboats because they couldn't afford an apartment, and they hooked up to the streetlights for electricity. I thought that was somewhat romantic, but with all the RVs lining US city streets today, not anymore!
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  285. Doesn't it take much longer to charge an electric car than to fill its tank with gas? That makes it easier for you to get carjacked.
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  286. I ๐Ÿ’– Pacific Northwest microbrews!
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  287. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
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  288. It's a little more explosive than that. Let's upgrade it to Summer of Lust.
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  289. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Back in the 80s, Santa Monica was a wealthy enclave that opened its heart to the poor. Anyone could show up at the unemployment office at 6am, get a job for the day, then come back and collect payment. I ๐Ÿ’–d Santa Monica! This news breaks my heart!
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  290. They're not allowed to do anything. As for how much money they make - not enough for the risks they take. If you don't believe it, YOU become a cop.
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  291. Good luck suing a city with a major deficit.
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  292. The grift that keeps on grifting
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  293. It's not the audio. Nothing they say makes sense.
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  294. That's WEAK, not WEEK.
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  295. ย @metuselahjones6905ย  - after reading your comment, I'm not sure I can drink my morning coffee. I think I've just found a new way to diet!
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  296. Not if they're defunded.
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  297. I wonder what the Millinial Tower sells for?
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  298. โ€‹ย @MickeyMishraย  - what do you mean? Companies are leaving the city because of crime.
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  299. โ€‹ย @jamesrecknor6752ย  ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜€ Don't forget Japanese honor students!
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  300. George Floyd to the rescue!
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  301. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  302. And a bordello?
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  303. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  304. @baalzebub5000ย  - does it still have houses that sell for $1 + back taxes?
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  305. More like the other way around.
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  306. Resurrect George Floyd so he can come to her rescue!
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  307. Almost as bad as in Hawaii.
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  308. Summer of Love happened in both places.
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  309. London Breed is falling down, falling down, falling down, London Breed is falling down, my fair lady. Take the keys and lock her up, lock her up, lock her up, Take the keys and lock her up, my fair lady.
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  310. "The farms of Ohio Had been replaced by shopping malls"... Those shopping malls are empty and gutted.
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  311. @4848Maeย  - embarrassed about what? I'm 64, and laughing.
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  312. I, too, grew up in Oakland in the 60s. In fact, Kaiser was my insurance. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. It wasn't anywhere near as bad then, but it turned out to be the best decision I ever made.
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  313. Pun intended?
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  314. The dregs and the drugs.
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  315. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment! I'm black. Maybe I should pretend to be Chinese...
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  316. Sheisse!!!
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  317. Gives new meaning to the nickname Balti-morgue.
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  318. $75 million, maybe. But soon as I got the money, I'd disappear.
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  319. โ€‹ย @snewshย  - You've got MAJOR guts!
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  320. Could be vice versa.
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  321. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  322. ๐Ÿ’” I LOVED LA! What is this world coming to? When I lived in the area, they had traffic jams and smog alerts because they lacked a subway system. Now they have one, and this is what it's like! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  323. Yes.
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  324. Not 666?
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  325. Right. That's why Afghanistan is safer than San Francisco. I would have been surprised if he said otherwise.
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  326. Spraying them works best in cold climates.
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  327. Why are the schools doing poorly? It's not the teachers who put their lives on the line every day, trying to educate feral kids. It's the parents who produce the feral kids in the first place.
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  328. ย Fancy Forest Personย  - you have a point. Awhile ago, I know someone who went off the deep end who was arrested. His mother paid his $1,000 bail. He didn't go to court, so she lost her bail money. A month later, he went off the deep end again, and once again, was arrested. This time, his mother left him in there, and he stayed for 4 months. He cleaned up his act after that.
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  329. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  330. San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles...
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  331. "You're gonna cry ninety-six tears You're gonna cry ninety-six tears You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry now You're gonna cry, cry, cry, cry Ninety-six tears!" ~ Question Mark and tte Mysterians.
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  332. Whatever doughnut shops are left...
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  333. Fill his $9 million mansion with the homeless.
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  334. I'm the person who asked Sean that question. Thanks, Sean, for this podcast answering it.
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  335. "Most third world countries don't allow open air drug use." That's because the citizens are too busy struggling to get their basic needs met to waste time and money on drugs. Drugs are a luxury for wealthy countries.
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  336. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  337. The drivers will drive through the intersection without stopping, which they need to do anyway, to avoid getting carjacked.
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  338. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ Whenever I visited my friend in Portland, he would take me on a bike ride through the city. The last time I visited him, in 2021, he didn't do so, because one of his bikes was stolen. This puzzled me, because he could have gotten another one at Walmart for $100. Then I discovered homeless camps were lining the bike trails. BTW, he can no longer go to a local Walmart, because they've pulled out of Portland.
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  339. OUCH!!! I was considering retirement there, but watching this channel made me reconsider.
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  340. We Americans complain about our situations, but these people have nothing. This makes me want to work harder to solve my problems.
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  341. I'm SO sorry this happened to you!
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  342. EXCELLENT!!!
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  343. If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.
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  344. ย @cabot100ย  - if he's elected, you can kiss this country goodbye!
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  345. Defunded.
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  346. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’˜๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’•
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  347. How awful! I used to stay at the Hawthorne Street Hostel. It closed in 2020. I wonder if that's the reason.
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  348. GRRR!!!!
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  349. What's the problem? It's free fertilizer!
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  350. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  351. The city was bad even 100 years ago, when Richard Wright lived there.
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  352. If they really cared, they would take their protest to the Middle East!
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  353. โ€‹ย @themobseatย  - โŽ๏ธ LGBTQ - but what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
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  354. Does that mean I can park in the middle of the street?
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  355. OUTRAGEOUS!!! I'm a 62 year old woman who is very much into the skateboarding / snowboarding scene. Whenever I can, I attend High Cascade Snowboard Camp in Oregon. I had NO idea skateboarders were into drugs! It seems to me the two don't mix. Who wants to get high and drop in on a giant halfpipe??. No way in hell I'd go to that monstrosity of a skate park - and, of course, I wouldn't even think of sending any kids I know. WHAT $HIT WERE THEY SMOKING, WHEN THEY DREAMED THIS UP???!!!
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  356. Will apartment rents follow?
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  357. Or a conflict with a partner, or neighbor.
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  358. Maybe too many delivery people were getting mugged.
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  359. โ€‹ย @kathleemcallisterย - HORRORS!!!
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  360. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  361. Corruption also plays a role.
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  362. This REALLY hurts! In March of 2001, I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was the reason I had to leave Seattle. I did something highly illegal as a result. I'll spare you the details, but I will say the Seattle police were involved, and they were WONDERFUL. They were very sympathetic, saying they wanted to help me. One of them even bought me a mini pizza. When I heard Chief of Police Carmen Best was forced to step down, that greatly upset me. This was definitely not helping African Americans; she is African American, and so am I. Since crime disproportionately affects African American communities, obviously they won't benefit from defunding the police - especially since when a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim. I have long harbored a desire to return to Seattle, but hearing what this ex cop has to say, it would be foolish for me to do so. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  363. WTF!!!!!!
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  364. Welcome to the Hotel California. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.
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  365. It gets worse than that. Three years ago, when CHOP and CHAZ were going on near the Seattle courthouse, how did they want to solve the problem? By moving the courthouse! And it had been there for over 100 years!
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  366. Through corruption.
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  367. Detroit...
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  368. Like their motto says, ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธJust Do It
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  369. I just saw another video where she proclaimed herself Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS $HIT!!!!!
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  370. That's an insult to the Elephant Man. He didn't choose his disorder. That monstrosity you saw in this video did.
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  371. โ€‹ย @kathleenking47ย  - take the keys and lock her up, my fair lady.
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  372. You are BY NO MEANS the only one! I can enjoy this freak show because I live NOWHERE near that hell hole!
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  373. Probably the 12th of never.
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  374. Not really. Their delivery drivers get attacked.
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  375. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I saved that picture to my phone.
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  376. ย @Gfysimpletonsย - that was nearly 50 years ago. It wasn't as barbaric back then.
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  377. It's worse than Oakland. Oakland went through 3 Chiefs of Police in 9 days, not 7. (Not that I'd want to be in either place.)
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  378. @leerussell8499ย  - that's not the kind of retirement I had in mind.
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  379. Yes, when the alternative is dangerous public transportation.
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  380. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  381. Unfortunately, some parts of Canada aren't much better.
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  382. Said the wolves to the sheep.
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  383. ย @richardg1426ย  - I don't remember the exact number, but I know in Detroit, a quarter of the houses have been abandoned.
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  384. โ€‹ย @KidCity1985ย - it already has.
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  385. I'm black. Portland is one of my favorite cities; I originally had plans to retire there. If I do, it won't be in the ghetto. If they want to pick themselves off, I say let them. I'll stay strictly out of it.
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  386. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  387. @BlairB - there are enough corporate jobs. You judt have to train for them, instead of drifting through school. โ€‹
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  388. ย @Malibu1515ย  - about what?
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  389. Businesses should just stage a MASS EXODUS.
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  390. @ 12 minutes - I'm from Oakland. It was bad even when I was growing up there in the 60s and 70s. The last time I visited there was in 2004; it had the atmosphere of a maximum security prison. That was long before these shanty towns. I understand Oakland has 90 official homeless camps! Nick Johnson sells a t-shirt that says OPTSD - you'll never forget (O stands for Oakland). I bought one for myself, and one for my brother. We both tore out of there soon as we turned 18.
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  391. I visited Portland in 2017, and it was still beautiful. When I visited again in 2021, I could see it was going downhill. ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  392. The powers that be are wimpy enablers.
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  393. Proposition HHH? Or Preparation HHH?
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  394. โ€‹ย @gabeswitala2292ย  - excellent point! Maybe throw the city into Lake Erie instead. At least it catches fire!
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  395. That's good news. I'll keep an eye on it. Do they have a Walmart?
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  396. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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  397. A mega dose of pure fentanyl will do it.
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  398. ย @MK_ULTRA420ย  - ๐Ÿคฌ!
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  399. Also, remember Janis Joplin. She wasn't supposed to be alone in the hotel room, but she was, and feeling depressed. She relapsed, and took heroin, the same amount she always took. She overdosed and died - 3 months before "Me and Bobby McGee" became her only #1 hit.
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  400. They're already doing that in the Bay Area.
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  401. And turtle kind!
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  402. I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, which is still sane. I thought Oahu was sane too, but Walmart in downtown Honolulu closed.
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  403. I heard about businesses near a park in Florida that would play "Baby Shark" all night to deter the homeless from camping there. Maybe the banks should do the same.
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  404. OUCH!!!
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  405. Why? Their delivery people get robbed.
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  406. I understand Spirit Airlines operates out of Detroit. This emphasizes where San Francisco is headed. ๐Ÿคช
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  407. CLASSIC!!!
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  408. Wealthy married boyfriends?
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  409. It's weird - my brother has never seen a live bear, but they ribbed him of his camping food twice. I've never been robbed by a bear, but I've seen them live (they were black bears).
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  410. ย @johnrobinson5156ย  - I used to live in San Bernardino. It would get up to 110 in May, and stay there until the end of October.
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  411. How about opening a center on an empty San Juan Island?
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  412. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
    3
  413. What is worse - and far more terrifying - is being in a store when a robbery or mass looting takes place.
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  414. Like 99%?
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  415. Hey, that's an idea! Except, what if the thieves aren't prosecuted?
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  416. Crime rates will go down, schools will improve.
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  417. Good tenants are worth their weight in gold.
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  418. @HardluckHarry - I was saying the same thing about San Bernardino!
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  419. They took too many issues with a grain of salt.
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  420. โ€‹ย @princessmarlena1359ย - it wasn't a fart. It was a Fresno Area Rapid Transit.
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  421. They have tours like this in Detroit. People are allowed to take photographs of the abandoned buildings. I believe it's done by motorcoach, though. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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  422. Good for him!
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  423. ย @animejanai4657ย  - WTF???
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  424. Open a head shop instead. ๐Ÿ˜…
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  425. Because he was in water.
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  426. Innocent people could get hurt. Far better to flood the streets with pure heroin.
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  427. Best comment!
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  428. Hopefully, Tacoma will be sued as well. Currently, the city is suing homeowners for homeless camps on their property - disgusting!
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  429. They would have trashed it in no time!
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  430. โ€‹@rollinrat4850 - I knew a homeless man who actually did that. He was clean-living, but down on his luck. It was very cold in San Francisco, but they wouldn't allow him in a shelter, because they only allowed drunks and addicts. He didn't even drink. He went out and bought a flask of whiskey, poured it all over himself, then came staggering back. They let him in.
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  431. Aw, shucks - I was just going to suggest the government pay them with booze.
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  432. They're definitely falling in San Francisco and Oakland.
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  433. Between a rock and a hard place.
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  434. At least she still has her golden hair...
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  435. We do have tiny houses. They're sitting empty.
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  436. I'm surprised. I was in Honolulu over New Year's, and the place seemed to be safe and bustling. Ala Moana shopping center appeared to be doing really well. I hardly saw any homeless people, and never felt threatened. I wonder what happened.
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  437. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  438. President Xi is visited by Saint Matthew, the Patron of Saint for investors. "I'm giving you 2 choices the Saint tells him. You can choose Singapore, or San Francisco. Visit both, then make your choice." First, President Xi visited Singapore. The streets were pristine, and the people super polite. No graffiti or trash anywhere. The subway trains all ran on precise time, and everyone was well-dressed. Then President Xi visited San Francisco. Everyone was cheerful, having a great time, hanging off the trolley cars, skateboarding down Lombard Street, eating pizza in the park. Then he returned home, and met with Saint Matthew. "So, which city do you want to invest in?" President Xi thought awhile. "Well, they both have their good points, but I found Singapore a bit unreal. I choose San Francisco." His investment funds vanished, and he was transported to San Francisco. The streets were filled with tents, filth, and drug addicts. The highrises were all empty, and all the parked cars had smashed windows. "Hey! What's going on? This isn't the San Francisco I visited!" he angrily exclaimed. Mayor London Breed approached him. "What's the problem?" "I was here just a few moments ago, and it was nothing like this!" "We cleaned up for your visit because you were a guest, " she explained. "Now, you're one of us. But not all is lost, Thanks to your contribution, we'll give you the penthouse suite in the Millenial Tower."
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  439. For the fun of it!
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  440. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  441. Or an abandoned building. Thrift stores can't handle theft, either.
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  442. Back in the 80s, a man told me of numerous instances where a female relative attending an Oregon University had to call the cops. Even then, they were so lackadaisical, she had to say she had a gun and was about to shoot, for them to show up. More recently, I saw numerous YouTube videos on elementary school classrooms having to evacuate because of one child throwing a tantrum. In the past, it was the problem child who was sent out. It sounds like western Oregon is descending into anarchy.
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  443. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Sorry, but I couldn't help but laugh.
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  444. Why landlords? Why not criminals, especially arsonists?
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  445. With all the corruption going on, what difference does it make?
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  446. Excellent question! Why don't they hold their protests there, instead?
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  447. Target! ๐ŸŽฏ
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  448. That might not be a bad idea.
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  449. Same as bookstores.
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  450. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
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  451. That's generous of you. You couldn't pay me to take it!
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  452. Wow! It's that bad? Last summer, I got a bison burger meal for $16 - in Montana!
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  453. And probably afterwards!
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  454. It was a pit in the 60s! It's not even recognizable today.
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  455. @polarbearcraze19 greenย  - this is an EXCELLENT way to tell people to JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!!! No matter what hell you've been through, drugs only make things worse!
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  456. Their sentence should be living in Palestine.
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  457. To quote Mark Twain, "It is easier to stay out than to get out".
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  458. ย @ReasonableNewsย  - and glass (for storefront windows and car windshields).
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  459. Now, downtown business is destroying malls. ๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  460. Build a wall around it first.
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  461. Horrors! I don't blame you!
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  462. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ It's been that way since the 70s.
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  463. Hopefully slow organ music.
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  464. Downward - from loss of respect.
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  465. Sean - did your mother work at the Western State Hospital in Steilacoom? That's where actress Frances Farmer was forced into, and trapped for 5 years. While I fully agree something needs to be done, we need to be careful with involuntary internment. Her story is one reason things have swung clear the other way in the first place.
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  466. So the art gallery owner got 35 hours of community service? I hope it consists of hosing down sidewalks! ๐Ÿคช
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  467. In the 80s, I used to sing and play guitar on Fisherman's Wharf. I made $1,000 in one year!
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  468. I left my fart in San Franshitco.
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  469. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  470. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  471. Drugs don't leave the coasts - except for Detroit or Chicago.
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  472. Portland is now more dangerous than Seattle! Seattle ranks a 4.
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  473. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  474. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  475. Smart!
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  476. Steal from the cash register to pay for the tour.
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  477. ย @gg_riderย  - the proper term is not WHITE flight, but GREEN flight!
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  478. Ack in the 80s, I heard a story about a man living in East Palo Alto who came home to find his house burglarized. He banged on his neighbor's door and demanded hos stuff back. Unless you're this street tough, it's best to avoid certain areas.
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  479. I'm glad Las Vegas worked for you. Unfortunately, the cancer is spreading there, too.
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  480. It's "Regressive".
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  481. Marijuana dispensaries are in the greatest danger for robberies.
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  482. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  483. I believe it was called a paddywagon.
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  484. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  485. Hell, yeah! What if they all walked off the job?
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  486. I am, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  487. Did he do the hit and run?
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  488. You first. ๐Ÿคช
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  489. In other words, they're getting bolder (Boulder). Sorry, couldn't resist...๐Ÿ˜œ
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  490. Excellent idea!
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  491. I'm doing a similar thing from the sleepy town of Hilo, Hawaii. I revel in these toxic YouTube videos from the safety of my home town. Gratitude for all there is - and for all there isn't!
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  492. Excellent idea!
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  493. Here's some for you. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  494. The Beverly Hillbillies! (In this case, the Bellevue Hillbillies).
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  495. WTF!!!๐Ÿฆง
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  496. A peaceful protester.
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  497. So George Floyd's brother Rodney agrees with the protests? Why didn't he just set George straight in the first place?
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  498. Or flood the encampment with pure fentanyl.
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  499. @Copper Beckvilleย  - congratulations on bitcoin. Now, how about acquiring job skills that pay a living wage?
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  500. Back in the 80s, stores in Berkeley CA had stacks of cards by the cash registers listing services for the homeless. Customers could take as many cards as they wanted. The rule was to give those to the homeless, instead of money. I wonder if they still have them.
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  501. ย @NormanF62ย  - EXACTLY !!!
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  502. Best comment!
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  503. Oakland went through 3 Chiefs of Police in 9 days, then went without one for a year. That says something right there.
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  504. Poetic justice!
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  505. @Comet73 - what city do you live near? Is Canada as bad as the US? Better? Worse?
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  506. Can't you get another job, with an ethical company?
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  507. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comments!
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  508. So do basic attitudes. Newsome maintained his position through corruption, but it was basic attitudes that got him there in the first place. I grew up in Oakland 50+ years ago, and criminal coddling was an issue even then.
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  509. I grew up there during the 1960s and 70s. I'm surprised - but only a little.
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  510. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต I left my phโค ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ in San Fran$hitco.๐ŸŽถ โ™จ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  511. Fresno Area Rapud Transit! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’จ
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  512. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  513. It's both.
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  514. That place has been a war zone for over half a century!
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  515. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  516. EXCELLENT IDEA!!! I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  517. "I have a mansion, forget the price. Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice. I live in hotels, tear out the walls. I have accountants pay for it all. They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time. I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime. Life's been good to me so far." ~ Joe Walsh.
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  518. Including California?๐Ÿคช
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  519. Actually, didn't they slip angel dust into it? Now, they can lace it with fentanyl.
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  520. @juliedeane4327ย  - ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„ Of course! Flash it, and they'll flee in terror. Just be careful not to blast it too loud, or the criminal could sue you for giving him a headache.
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  521. Right. Rather than erect barriers, they should withdraw their tax dollars by leaving Oakland.
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  522. Apparently they're twice as smart as Whole Foods! (Or should I say half as dumb? Who opens a business near the Tenderloin?)
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  523. Better yet, let the students rent their own police.
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  524. Tax the criminals. Maybe charge them rent while they're behind bars.
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  525. And he's from Detroit!
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  526. Chief Joseph: "Thank you, anarchists, for giving us our lands back! I will now un- shred the Bible given to me by the traitors."
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  527. ย Bok Choyย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  528. โ€‹ย @stephenmitchell3569ย  - including human ones...
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  529. Could it also be that they're not bothering to report it?
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  530. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  531. What makes you think he has it?
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  532. โ€‹@zoompt 1975 - you sound like the horse in Animal Farm. Sorry, but corruption renders your comment invalid.
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  533. Go for it - PLEASE!!!
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  534. Plus anyone arrested would be out within hours.
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  535. That's a good idea. It saves them from falling prey to smash & grab thieves.
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  536. You would wind up with a bunch of homeless junkies, doing the same thing.
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  537. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…
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  538. Speaking of coddling criminals - I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  539. Rabid beasts get put down.
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  540. NOOOOO!!!!!! NOT DETROIT!!!!!!
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  541. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  542. She apologized when she was caught. The real question is, when will she make amends by returning the money?
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  543. And then you have to sell them all to treat lung cancer.
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  544. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  545. Then the Red States can deal with them however they wish...
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  546. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  547. Weed! ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  548. It made a lot more sense in his day. Mind your own business, and nothing will happen to you.
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  549. I'm 63 - same here.
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  550. @Bob Wileyย  - excellent point! There was a guy at my church in Silicon Valley who was homeless. One bitterly cold night, he tried to get into a shelter, but they rejected him, saying he had to be an alcoholic or drug addict to get in. He didn't even drink. He bought a flask of cheap whiskey, dumped it all over himself, then came staggering back. Then they accepted him!
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  551. Paranoia will destroy ya! We're dealing with corruption, which is old as time.
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  552. Probably the city, because they didn't administer Narcan fast enough.
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  553. Ship them to Detroit!
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  554. ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿคฎ
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  555. Smart!
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  556. As the old song says, "More bounce to the ounce"!
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  557. YouTube thought he was advocating violence, because he was talking about people defending themselves against the homeless.
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  558. Twenty years ago, my pastor rescued me by moving me into a trailer park right off Aurora Avenue. Back then, it was just a boring main drag with a pretty name. This breaks my heart.
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  559. โ€‹ย @xmerwyndtheroninrogue1097ย -:mine, too!
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  560. "Needles" - pun intended? How about Slab City?
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  561. Full of nuts!
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  562. They're already trying to do that. They're also taxing rich folks who move out of the state.
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  563. First a tiny house, then a swimming pool, then a tree house, and now, this. What's next? A gated community, with drugs for dues?
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  564. ๐Ÿ˜
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  565. Thanks for the info.
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  566. HORRORS!!!
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  567. I'm not a Lynard Skynard fan, but I admire that they have better self-respect than that.
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  568. Horrors! Sounds like Haiti.
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  569. I was in Portland that summer. While I didn't see it as that bad, I definitely saw more homeless people than I ever had before in the city. It breaks my heart, because Portland has long been one of my favorite cities. I wanted to retire there, but a friend of mine told me his sister did that, and her catalytic converter was stolen right out of her driveway.
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  570. Better yet, flood the camps with pure stuff. Much more effective, and probably a lot cheaper.
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  571. B-side: illegal is a sick bird.
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  572. ย @finchman1ย  - Zing zing zing when my heartstrings. From the moment I saw it, I fell.
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  573. For what?! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  574. "I'd move back if rent was realistic." Low rents will not get rid of crime. Detroit is a perfect example of this. Also, at this rate, it's highly unlikely you can find a nearby grocery store.
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  575. @joannlarson6386ย  - I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. That was nearly 50 years ago. It was nowhere near as bad then, and I was criticized for that, but now it's my turn to laugh at them. I too am living a much better life. Leaving Oakland is the best decision I ever made!
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  576. Not only that - it's the crime rate.
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  577. Or batteries - and assaults- included.
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  578. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  579. Jerry Springer - at least they had taste!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  580. ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿค•๐Ÿคฎ
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  581. Or wall it off, leaving them to fend for themselves.
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  582. Los Diablos!
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  583. We had this problem when he was President in 2016.
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  584. I just watched a KOMO newscast. It said assaults on firefighters went up over 900% from 2021 to 2022. Officials are allowing addicts to smoke fentanyl on busses, saying secondhand smoke is safe, even though bus drivers have to leave midshift because of problems from smoke inhalation. This specific homeless camp, Ship Canal Bridge, had a dead body that was there several days. What really upset me is that they're saying the surrounding wilderness is no longer safe. Police and firefighters have been given special helicopters to fly over it, in case hikers get into trouble with drug addicts camped there.
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  585. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
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  586. It doesn't.
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  587. Smell.
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  588. They should vote with their feet.
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  589. Oh, great - that means they came all this way to deal with feral homeless druggies and drink sewer water out of the tap.
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  590. I used to sing and play guitar at Fisherman's Wharf. I knew where park my car for free, and it was never broken into. Those were the days!
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  591. How about sending them to the tundra?
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  592. I don't blame you - except walking around in a uniform could make you a target. I personally wouldn't take the job.
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  593. Oh, my!
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  594. To me, the most hostile architecture of all is the shantytowns and tent cities. They're driving out the respectable citizens and destroying the cities.
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  595. Fertilizer...for illegal weed...
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  596. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  597. ย @thedemonnemoย  -๐ŸคฌGRล”!!!
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  598. Who knows? They might improve the place.
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  599. Intensities in tent cities.
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  600. Now that fast food is so much more expensive, let's see if obesity rates go down.
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  601. Frankly, I doubt this guy is a drug addict. He's too smart and hard-working! I wish him the best!
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  602. Just keep the amount under $1,000, and they should be ok.
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  603. โ€‹@rockstarofredondo - yes. He did it while robbing a San Francisco diner in 2000. He got a 44 year sentence, but because California has recently changed its definition of murder, he may have his sentence reduced.
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  604. Ot tree houses and swimming pools!
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  605. It's all of the above.
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  606. Oakland!!!!
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  607. At least the monkeys make sense!
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  608. Not as unhealthy as drug smoke.
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  609. ๐ŸŽต Disco Inferno ๐ŸŽถ
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  610. Anti-gravity lean! Michael Jackson should sue...
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  611. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  612. With all this stronger stuff, who'd use it now?
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  613. One day per dollar is more like it.
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  614. Best comment!
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  615. โ€‹ย @dawteslaย  - excellent point. My friend in California told me about the so-called recall election of Newsome. There wereso many unknown names on the ballot, he won again.
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  616. ย @dawteslaย  - unfortunately, yes.
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  617. @animejanai4657ย - in spite of all that, they still got robbed out of business.
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  618. They held it in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
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  619. Thank you! They need to tear out of there like a bat out of hell!
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  620. That'll put out the wildfires.
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  621. Yes. It's recycled toilet water.
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  622. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  623. Aren't there other Republicans besides Trump?
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  624. Laid OFF.
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  625. ย @burmy1552ย  - I think a skeet team would be highly appropriate.
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  626. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  627. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  628. A lot more than money, once they get him back here.
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  629. Personally, I think this us overdue. What about the ice cream swipe tgat was popular a few years ago?
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  630. Hawthorne Street in SE Portland? I used to stay at a hostel there. It was a charming place. Unfortunately, it closed jn 2019.
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  631. @slee2819ย - good point.
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  632. They smoke two joints before they smoke two joints, and then they smoke two more.
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  633. Except the drug dealers are more likely to get off with a light sentence. They're also less likely to cause a riot.
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  634. @covercalls88ย  - I hope it's successful, too! And I hope other cities file lawsuits! I think people aren't necessarily voting in these monsters; they win through corruption. Either that, or the voters are fooled through convoluted language on the ballots.
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  635. โ€‹ย @jagsfanrickย - not even Atlanta?
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  636. Unfortunately, it isn't. They hook kids to lure them into human trafficking.
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  637. Flushing - what a name!
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  638. @gelf1907 - let's not give up hope yet.
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  639. I hate to say this, but so am I.
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  640. Wasn't there a typhus outbreak in LA a few years ago? There was also a concern about bubonic plague because of the rats.
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  641. PLEASE COME TO DETROIT!!!
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  642. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  643. ย @teatreaoil9667ย  - probably. It was less than 300 square feet. But it was fully equipped with a kitchen and bathroom.
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  644. โ€‹- I like your idea much better!
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  645. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who has been mugged.
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  646. Some people do that to prevent damage from break ins.
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  647. โ€‹ย @michaelpiwcewicz1412ย  - I guess they can live off edible plants.
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  648. โ€‹@JR G - sure looks like it, doesn't it?
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  649. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I'm black. I moved out of Oakland in 1978, soon as I turned 18. It's the BEST decision I ever made!
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  650. 666,000? I sense the ๐Ÿ‘น
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  651. You're looking at them. Their actions are their trademark.
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  652. I was considering moving to Clark County. What is it like? What about places east of it, like North Bonneville?
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  653. Actually, Detroit's decline started with the 1967 riots. But it has had several accelerations since.
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  654. I have a friend who has been homeless for 5 years. She too avoids homeless camps. She stays by herself in nice campgrounds, and has been safe. She also works, as a CNA, doing live-in positions whenever she can. She occasionally stays in hotels, but otherwise lives in her van. She is absolutely HORRIBLE with money, which is why she is homeless. I understand the vast majority of people down on their luck stay homeless no longer than 7 months. They also tend to be hidden. The visible ones are the mentally ill and drug addicted.
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  655. It's not FULL, it's FOOL!
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  656. ย @takearight.ย  - 8 years shouldn't make that much of a difference. I'm laughing because I no longer live there. If I were 100 years old, I'd still laugh.
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  657. Rather, anarchy.
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  658. ย @MickeyMishraย - until they get robbed, like in San Francisco.
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  659. Where illegal activities are still illegal.
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  660. As someone of Haitian ancestry who grew up in Oakland, I fully endorse this message.
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  661. โ€‹ย @bobanderson3881ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  662. According to Wikipedia, Seattle had 1,419 police officers in 2019. If 375 either left or are unavailable, that's over 25%! ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  663. Unfortunately, good black leaders get silenced, even killed. This is why. The crab barrel theory is valid.
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  664. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  665. I was just going to say the same thing! I'm ready to hop the next flight from Hawaii to Seattle!
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  666. Rather, "it".
    2
  667. Except for comic purposes! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  668. โ€‹ย @haroldlee8110ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  669. In Oakland, $75 million would be enough for me - because I'd take the money and run.
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  670. No, I just laid down drumsticks.
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  671. Pure fentanyl would work better, and a lot faster.
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  672. ๐Ÿฅ›๐Ÿฅช๐Ÿคฎ
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  673. ย @lilirobin7136ย  - yes it was!
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  674. After the shower, he became a clean crook.
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  675. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grew up in Oakland. As a child, I was forced to endure coddling of bullies. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. Now. I get to sit back and enjoy the results of their choices.
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  676. Bass-ackwards!
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  677. It's still like Vancouver B.C. That city has gone downhill, too.
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  678. I remember that, @; 2002. Florida had to cut back on tourist advertising because of it.
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  679. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  680. Be careful. One of the items they may take is you.
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  681. Best comment!
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  682. If they don't stall too long.
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  683. Better yet, Slab City.
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  684. Send in the social workers!
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  685. I wouldn't open a business there!
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  686. Who would want to be there, anyway?
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  687. Or Baby Shark?
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  688. @WYLIE & ย @nerychristianย  - I had to think about this one! ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€
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  689. Turning it golden!
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  690. Adds a whole new meaning to God's Waiting Room - or rather, Satan's Waiting Room.
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  691. That means all their private moments will be put on public display...
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  692. ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ”ฑ๐ŸŽฏ
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  693. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  694. You can't fix it. Just pull all the businesses out of there, build a fence around it, and let them do themselves in.
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  695. @juanmontoya6622ย  - not yet, but it's only a matter of time. Prices in East Oakland have nosedived to half their value - in some cases, even lower.
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  696. @juanmontoya6622ย  - absolutely. But the crime there spills over into all parts of the city, including the hills. Burglars break into mansions at 2 o'clock in the morning, while the residents are asleep, and wake them up, terrorizing them. There are no safe places in Oakland anymore, so it's only a matter of time before real estate drops all over the city.
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  697. After removing the police - and the Asians - build a wall around Oakland and leave them to fend for themselves!
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  698. โ€‹ย @donaldking5791ย - I've been accused of being racist, too - and I'm black.
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  699. Oh, well - basketball season's here! (I couldn't resist that. BTW, I'm black.)
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  700. โ€‹ย @Enochulate88ย - YOU take them in!
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  701. ย @Enochulate88ย  - probably YouTube.
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  702. Good luck! They tried to recall Newsome, and look what happened.
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  703. She doesn't look so great even now. While I don't approve of blonde jokes, she is one instance when they're called for.
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  704. UC Berkeley has been crazy the past 60 years.
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  705. Or flood the streets with pure drugs.
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  706. 8 million people in California have a criminal record? That's more than 1 in 5!
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  707. My financial advisor did that. I'm surprised he found a buyer!
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  708. Happy birthday, Sean Reynolds!
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  709. Plus, the amount of money they're offering isn't anywhere near enough.
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  710. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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  711. Illegal is more than a sick bird.
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  712. Let's call the whole thing off!
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  713. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ No, it was the Amish. Didn't you see the covered wagons?
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  714. Maybe that's the plan. I understand U-haul charges an extra tax for people leaving California.
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  715. Frankly, the only thing that surprises me about this is that it took so long. The town of Paradise burned up because of worn out infrastructure from PG&E. The citizens could have sued, but the company escaped it by declaring bankruptcy. So there's plenty of corruption on their end as well. This could be in part an act of vengeance.
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  716. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I got out 45 years ago. Best decision I ever made!
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  717. Probably he can't, either!
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  718. ย @D-B-Cooperย  - CLASSIC!!!
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  719. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  720. I don't find this the least bit funny. I think the police should walk off the job.
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  721. @mireederrick1977ย  - no. I lived there 25 years ago, and it breaks my heart what has happened to it.
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  722. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  723. I am a dyslexic 12 year old who identifies as 21. I'll settle for alcohol.
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  724. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ As a black woman who lived in the Seattle area while Carmen Best was Chief of Police, I take this personally. I suffered a nervous breakdown and did something highly illegal (I won't say what), and had some dealings with the police. They were VERY nice, saying they wanted to help me. By the way, they were white men.
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  725. ย @fonzdevries4575ย  - Law Enforcement Officers.
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  726. The ultimate reality TV.
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  727. At least he's been drug free for 3 years! ๐Ÿคช
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  728. Actually, that's an insult to animals, since they don't use drugs.
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  729. It was my favorite vacation spot, until last summer. ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  730. Yes.
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  731. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I saw what you did there! ๐Ÿคช
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  732. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  733. A friend once told me about this sermon in a southern church. "Do you want to make me happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Do you want to make me VERY happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Do you want to make me REALLY happy?" "Yeah, yeah!" "Then give me your MONEY!!!" Then, instead of collection plates, the ushers passed around trash cans!
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  734. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜„
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  735. On the contrary, he got back in through corrupt means.
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  736. ย @ponderoustomes9005ย  - what is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
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  737. โ€‹ย @gridleyย  - that's wishful thinking. Ghettos can happen anywhere. Speaking of beauty and climate, check out New Orleans and Miami.
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  738. PLEASE send them there!
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  739. Five million dollars will buy a mansion in the Oakland hills.
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  740. Best comment!
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  741. Enjoy it while you can.
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  742. ย @leekah9981ย  - not too long ago, a burger meal cost under $10.
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  743. ย @leekah9981ย  - though I found Montana to be expensive, at least you get a lot for your money. . The bison burger meal I got there was huge, filling me up for the rest of the day.
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  744. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  745. WTF!!!!!๐Ÿคฌ
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  746. โ€‹@starguy2718 โค - wow! I had no idea! I visited them with Stanford Outing Club back in 1986.
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  747. You mean, life expectancy is 15 minutes?
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  748. Los Diablos!
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  749. โ€‹ย @dennisalbrecht6438ย - I wouldn't blame the President. Local ordinances cause this.
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  750. How about Oregon solve its own problems?
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  751. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
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  752. "In a pink Cadillac!"
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  753. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  754. ย @lizlagle671ย  - then hold them in jail indefinitely.
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  755. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  756. If he did that, they'd keep coming back for more money.
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  757. โ€‹@gretchenk.2516 - this breaks my heart! I lived in the Seattle area from 1997 - 2001, and it was nothing like this. I loved the city, and hated to have to leave it. I long harbored a desire to return someday, but seeing the way it is now, I'd be a fool to do so.
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  758. That means they can trash hotel rooms to their hearts' content.
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  759. I'm an atheist, and I find this wildly offensive. Mainly because it was a monster like this mayor, (which God did not save me from, plus having to leave the Seattle area where I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice) that turned me into an atheist.
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  760. โ€‹ย @jimjoe9945ย - actually, faith has nothing to do with it. If you need something accomplished, YOU have to figure out how to get it done. All the prayers in the world won't help. If they did, I'd be sitting pretty in Seattle today, still attending that same church.
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  761. The worst car I ever owned was a Hyundai. I spent hundreds of dollars per month keeping that monstrosity running. NEVER AGAIN!!!
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  762. Whadaya think? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  763. Why blame the President? Most of these problems are local.
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  764. Uh - slightly.
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  765. Neither do I - and I'm black. I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
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  766. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  767. Too late. The flood has passed.๐Ÿ˜Š
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  768. (F)art!
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  769. Yes, it's a stretch - to demons!
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  770. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  771. How many drug counselors does it take to change a light bulb? One. But the light bulb has to WANT to change. If all else fails, flood the streets with pure stuff.
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  772. I heard replacing a battery costs $15,000. My gas powered 2020 Toyota Corrolla cost $20,000, and I can fill up virtually anywhere.
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  773. @CordeliaWagnerย  - at the rate things are going in Oakland, soon you won't even have that.
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  774. That's already happening.
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  775. Is it really? Or are the funds simply mismanaged?
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  776. Sure, why not? Not that it will do anything.
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  777. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜… Looks like the millionaires will have to brew their own, while the bums bathe in the Columbia or Willamette River.
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  778. Just don't chew gum on the subway!
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  779. That's what I keep saying. BEST COMMENT!!!
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  780. My Seattle pastor told me about one time when he was working a food bank, and a homeless man came in, asking for money to buy food. My pastor answered they didn't give money, but he was free to help himself to as many canned foods as he wanted. The homeless man snapped, "And just where am I supposed to get a can opener?!" I told my pastor if he really wanted to make the homeless person mad, hand him one. ๐Ÿ˜œ P.S. This was 30 years ago.
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  781. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
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  782. I lived in Seattle during the late 90s / early 2000s. I loved it then. It breaks my heart, what has happened to it.
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  783. โ€‹@Tom Horn - only if they're crazy enough!
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  784. Most gangsters get picked off by age 30.
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  785. So have lax laws. She may be already out at this moment.
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  786. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  787. ๐Ÿ’ฉ Piled Higher and Deeper!
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  788. @cybersal7ย  - "It's gonna rain. It's gonna rain. You better get ready, and bear this in mind. God showed Noah the rainbow sign, And it won't be water, but fire next time. " ~ old spiritual.
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  789. Be careful - they just might!
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  790. As a former Christian cult member, I fully agree!
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  791. I do!
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  792. Fee Sees collector?
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  793. The Rascal King - for some reason, your comment didn't post. Some cities that rank 1 are Detroit and East St. Louis.
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  794. ย @viasevenvaiย  - I know that. Thanks.
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  795. Will San Francisco bankruptcy affect the whole state of California?
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  796. Everyone needs to do better.
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  797. @ReasonableNewsโœ”๏ธ - what do you think of cohousing communities? There are 10 in Portland. Do they fare better as far as the homeless camps / crime rate are concerned?
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  798. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ No doubt, that's how she got in the first time. That's definitely why she's still there.
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  799. Why not enjoy it for a good laugh? Unless you have the misfortune of living in a place like that - in which case, you need to focus on getting out.
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  800. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  801. Yes, it is THEFT - from the taxpayers! That dispensary owner was smart. All businesses should do the same, in protest. Either that, or stop paying taxes.
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  802. Maybe rode public transportation and breathed too much fentanyl?
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  803. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  804. Not as stupid as the people who put her in office.
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  805. Who's left???
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  806. OOOOOHHHHH!!!! Best comment!
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  807. Or software engineer.
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  808. It won't, for long!
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  809. A thousand this year? That's more than 3 per day!
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  810. Or Iran.
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  811. What if Mexico doesn't want it?
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  812. And safer, if you accidentally step on one.
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  813. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  814. Best comment - especially since they already had public toilets that were used as brothels and shooting galleries.
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  815. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  816. ย @Dominick-72ย  only to steal that cash again...
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  817. How's this? Well we're movin' on out Out of Gotham To a place where law enforcement is no joke Movin' on out Out of Gotham We finally sick and tired of the woke Bums don't crap on the sidewalk No thieves looting our shops No thugs goin' 'round carjackin' Nobody hating our cops Anyone breaks in our houses We'll run 'em off with baseball bats We've got a right to a peaceful existence There ain't nothin' wrong with that Well we're movin' on out Out of Gotham To a place where law enforcement is no joke Movin' on out Out of Gotham We finally sick and tired of the woke
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  818. No doubt some do.
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  819. โ€‹ย @charlesharper7292ย - which one? The one in Switzerland?
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  820. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment!
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  821. Back in the early 70s, I saw a comic of two hippies entering their pad, which had been ransacked. The caption read, "Call the pigs - we've been robbed!" I wish I could find the comic!
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  822. What the IRS doesn't know won't hurt YOU.
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  823. What's scary is that she's still in office.
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  824. Here's a turtle club joke for you. QUESTION: I come in a lot of different sizes. Sometimes, I drip a little. If you blow me, it feels really good. What am I? ANSWER: the state budget. (Actually, the correct answer is Nose.)
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  825. Thanks for the warning! I need to add it takes only 5 uses to get hooked.
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  826. HORRORS!!!
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  827. Since St. Louis is currently the most dangerous city in the US, it doesn't surprise me its government is corrupt to the point of lunacy.
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  828. Unfortunately, they'd get in trouble for doing that.
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  829. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  830. โ€‹ย @benjohnson7950ย  - that's the Pirates - as in Porch Pirates.
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  831. Cheap and easy NC17 movies!
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  832. Dying societies, actually.
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  833. GRASS roots! ๐Ÿคช
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  834. How about cutting to the chase and just sending them out there, period.
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  835. Or Crook County?
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  836. I would LOVE to see tough b!tches from Oakland fighting in a war!
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  837. Either that, or they were drumming up business.
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  838. How awful! Where is this?
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  839. Or books, work boots, and Father's Day cards.๐Ÿ˜…
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  840. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  841. ย @kevinbyrne4538ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  842. Maybe what they really wanted was NO SHIRT - in other words, TOPLESS! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  843. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  844. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ They had to already be DUI to even consider going DEI!
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  845. Yes - a Puget Sound. (I couldn't resist the pun.)
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  846. I loved LA when I lived near there, but I wouldn't move there now.
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  847. Me, too.
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  848. Smoke fentanyl on the bus all you want - but don't fog up your store.
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  849. Why would a man change into a woman, then join the military?
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  850. Why hate to say it? You're right!
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  851. What type of lab? Meth lab?
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  852. I'll believe anything...
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  853. Which Tuesday? A year from now?๐Ÿ˜‚
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  854. ย @papabones-G48ย  - I'm 62.
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  855. ย @jimmyboy1582ย  - and the property taxes!
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  856. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  857. Fat chance.
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  858. He's not a boomer. He also owns 2 real estate companies. If he doesn't mention them, they're probably not as important as many people believe.
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  859. Drug use has already been decriminalized . Better to flood the streets with pure stuff.
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  860. HORRORS!!!
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  861. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Beneath your comment are the words, "Translate to English".
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  862. Or if you have suicidal tendencies...
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  863. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ข There were a bunch of things in Seattle that were wonderful when I lived there, over 20 years ago. Now, the place is barely recognizable.
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  864. Unfortunately, things like this have happened.
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  865. 11,000 cars stolen last year? That's almost 1,000 a month. That adds up to over 211 per week - or over 30 per day.
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  866. Speaking of imploding - I remember when I lived in the Seattle area in 2000, the city imploded the stadium, which was not yet paid for, and replaced it with an open air arena (in spite of the rain). Sounds like there was poor management even then!
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  867. The veterans should do that, to get benefits.
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  868. @SchecterMeister - you just listed a bunch of things that won't work. Give us a list of what DOES work.
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  869. Or "it"?
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  870. @ News for Reasonable People - I remember about a year ago, you had a podcast about a homeless man who built a treehouse. Maybe these trees can be used for that purpose. It would elevate the homeless camps so they would be less visible. Just don't walk under them. ๐Ÿคช
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  871. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  872. You're pardoned. I'm laughing too!
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  873. Apparently so. They're easier to control.
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  874. That might not be a bad idea.
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  875. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  876. Complete with sideshows!
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  877. They can do it on the sidewalk.
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  878. I take it you guys all worked in safe places. Large cities in California are no longer safe. I remember hearing about someone opening a pizzeria in East Oakland. It had 12 delivery positions open. No one took them, because it was too dangerous. And this was in the 90s!
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  879. Unfortunately, you're right. My brother lived in the New York area in the 1980s, and he told me of a case he saw where a Guardian Angel made a citizen's arrest, but because he hadn't followed exact protocol, the cops let the criminal go and arrested the Guardian Angel. In Detroit, it was worse. Since Guardian Angels aren't allowed to carry guns, the red beret actually makes them a target for criminals.
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  880. I specifically waited for this one - plus I came for the comments.
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  881. When my brother was in med school, he and a fellow student were on the night shift at a hospital. The buzzer went off, and they dashed into the room, past a man reading a newspaper in bed, and started performing CPR on the other man who was flat on his back, out cold. The man woke up instantly, totally enraged. He had been merely sleeping. So who died? The man reading the paper.
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  882. HELL TO THE NO!!!!!!!
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  883. Gruesome Newsome is governor of California. But I see your point. There are good black leaders, but they tend to get picked off.
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  884. Where would they go during the day?
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  885. Of course. How else would they steal cars?
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  886. Now that APEC is over, let's see if they return.
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  887. I heard a park in Florida put "Baby Shark" on loop all night, to deter homeless people camping there.
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  888. Spokane WA did this, and it worked very well.
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  889. It's doable. I was a sales clerk in the mid 80s, and they played horrible elevator muzak then. It sure beats dealing with the homeless!
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  890. @BlueGoat682ย  - yes it is.
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  891. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  892. She can smoke the meth herself.
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  893. Gas is $4,82 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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  894. ๐Ÿคช
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  895. "Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof!" ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  896. They don't need one for fentanyl; why for liquor?
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  897. That's how Lori Lightfoot did it in Chicago.
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  898. Or even if you are gay!
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  899. Is Trump the only Republican candidate?
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  900. Who would dare work the fields?
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  901. Same here!
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  902. ๐Ÿคฎ
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  903. That's an idea. Fill the mansions with homeless people!
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  904. Elect President Haley!
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  905. ย @55chevytruckย  - because she's not guilty of sexual harassment, treason, and filing bankruptcy half a dozen times.
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  906. If you get axed, go to the pub, put a picture of your former boss on the wall, and axe him/her.
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  907. @Joseph Taub - best comment!!!
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  908. Don't be sorry!
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  909. That's the first thing I saw.
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  910. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  911. Joke of the century!!!
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  912. All lives matter!
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  913. Intensities in tent cities.
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  914. Chicago came up with the brilliant idea of suing the company because the cars are so easily stolen. Perhaps that will work.
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  915. I almost bought a condo 6 months ago, then I read this article: The 'Brutal Reality' Of Owning A Condo In Hawaii - Honolulu Civil Beat I would NEVER buy a condo!
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  916. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  917. Unfortunately, no. This is also happening in cities in the Midwest and East Coast.
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  918. She looks like a drug addict.
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  919. HORRORS!!! Kiss this country goodbye!
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  920. When you lie with dogs, you rise with fleas...
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  921. ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคฎ
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  922. I went to an elementary school in Oakland during the 1960s., and we had the same drills. Though atomic bombs were the least of our worries...
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  923. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  924. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿคฎ
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  925. Public Offender is more like it.
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  926. Do you think their treetop camp will include a swimming pool? On an odd way, hearing stories like this actually makes me homesick for Seattle. Even homeless drug addicts are smart! The sce is downright comical!
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  927. F**king infuriating! Boy I'm glad I got out of that $hithole 50 years ago. BEST decision I ever made!
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  928. HAZMAT workers, I hope!
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  929. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
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  930. Nope - only rotgut!
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  931. It's not freedom, it's anarchy.
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  932. ๐Ÿ˜ฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคค
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  933. They opened 165 years ago. Things were very different then.
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  934. @buwaya4223ย  - you did the right thing, raising your kids elsewhere!
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  935. Right. They escaped the rioters.
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  936. With photos, there would be no report. ๐Ÿคช
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  937. That's when they kill you for $5 and your cell phone.
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  938. The latter, of course. It improves morale, as well.
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  939. You forgot about actually prosecuting criminals.
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  940. He was driving the getaway car.
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  941. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I once heard a story of a man on East Palo Alto who came home to find his house had been robbed. He banged on his neighbor's door and demanded his stuff back.
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  942. "Intensities in tent cities!" ~ Ted Nugent, a major supporter of the NRA.
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  943. What's really funny is how many people will pass on it.
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  944. "Of course they show his picture, because he's white." Why don't they show pictures of blacks? Because in art, white is all colors combined, while black is the absence of color. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  945. They didn't think!
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  946. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคฌ
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  947. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  948. What does JB have to do with it? This is a local issue.
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  949. Film them doing the deed and put it on YouTube!
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  950. Brokeland. Croakland.
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  951. It IS funny, if you don't live there. If you do, GTFO!!!
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  952. Maybe he'll resell it on Amazon!
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  953. What's worse is that this horrible area is near the airport.
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  954. They're defunded.
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  955. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  956. Try saying that to the elderly who got priced out of senior housing.
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  957. What makes you think Gruesome Newsome cares?
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  958. That's no joke!
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  959. In 'n' out, and shakin'.
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  960. They have public schools to learn in and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. If they'd rather waste the opportunity by bullying geeks, they have no one to blame but themselves.
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  961. ย @Commander-Remย  - why is that? Because the monster students won't let teachers reach or students learn!
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  962. So what? They'll be out on 5 minutes.
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  963. They pay for themselves.
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  964. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ญ It was one of my favorite cities!
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  965. That Nigerian prince should have attempted that in Detroit.
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  966. Even the NAACP has limits. They recently blasted Oakland's leaders for the rampant crime going on there.
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  967. If everyone lowered their credit score, there would be no one left to use.
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  968. Actually, my first thought was not what brand of beer it was, but if it added up to over $950. According to my calculations, it was probably closer to $200. I'm surprised he was even arrested. Let's see if riots develop over this.
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  969. YEESH!!! ๐Ÿคฎ
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  970. It's commonly believed that owning real estate is the ultimate American dream, but more and more, it's appearing that's not the case. Back in the early 90s, when I lived in Silicon Valley, a co-worker told me he was looking to buy a house in East Palo Alto, and some guys next door threatened to break his windows if he moved in. Later, he told the owner, who said, "So that's why I haven't been able to sell it." East Palo Alto has since been gentrified, but now the incredibly chic Stanford Shopping Center, 2 miles away, is a danger zone.
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  971. Or 2420!
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  972. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  973. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  974. @Wagie Wojak - ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
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  975. That's why Mick Fleetwood had to file bankruptcy.
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  976. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ
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  977. That's an idea! Unfortunately, drugs tend to make people meaner.
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  978. She could also get back in through corruption, like Gruesome Newsome in California.
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  979. ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’– I was planning on retiring in Portland. This just kills it.
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  980. Under those conditions, you couldn't pay me enough to take it!
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  981. I'm VERY late, commenting here. That's because I'm just now seeing this. When I first read the title, I had a little laugh because those tough revolutionaries allowed themselves to be bought. As the saying goes, money talks, bull$hit walks. But after reading the comments, I realize the Seattle government merely wimped out. That's not terribly surprising, since they were actually considering moving the Courthouse. My beloved Seattle really is dying... ๐Ÿ’”
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  982. ย @joejohnson4183ย  - they can't prosecute someone who isn't arrested. Duh!
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  983. Heartbreaking, actually. I โค Portland!
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  984. Hopefully they'll turn on her and pick her off, and the public will hear about it a day later.
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  985. You have it backwards. California has such a shady future, you can't be bright to see it.
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  986. Looks like the world is due for cars major reset.
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  987. Put them all in one big FEMA camp, build a wall around them, and leave them to fend for themselves.
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  988. I knew corruption was involved!
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  989. It's $11 in Hilo, Hawaii.
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  990. Excellent - except it makes too much sense.
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  991. Thank you! Especially since you need to consider how much corruption went into the elections in the first place.
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  992. Richard White - I disagree. They should kill the addict with the first injection, and get it over with!
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  993. ย @401_Danielย  - I am not a troll. If you want to pick up after some junkie, that is your privilege. My family is rife with mental illness; I choose to remain separate from it. I didn't cause their problems, and I'm not going to sit there and let them drag me into their gutter.
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  994. Better yet, allow them to do their jobs.
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  995. "Duh - whut?" ~ Tiff Tiff.
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  996. The ones who didn't vote for him need to leave.
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  997. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐ŸŽฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  998. Oh, yeah?
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  999. Paranoia will destroy ya!
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  1000. @ameliarhodes5000ย  - you said you'd move back if that happened. Yes, rents could fall fast, but tgat won't drive down the crime rate. If there's a grocery store nearby, it will most likely close soon. You're the one who's dim.
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  1001. Can he get Obamacare? I'm getting it here in Hawaii. Here, it's called Marketplace. I don't know what they call it in Washington State.
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  1002. ๐Ÿ˜…
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  1003. Some of that money could come from the drug cartels.
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  1004. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  1005. How about learning skills in school so they can get jobs that will pay the rent?
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  1006. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1007. Or sue the city for letting nut jobs like this roam free.
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  1008. HORRORS!!!
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  1009. I am HORRIFIED!!! Seattle is - perhaps I should say, was - my favorite city. It broke my heart to have to leave there in 2001. But I now see it's a good thing I left! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1010. Hayley 2024!
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  1011. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1012. And a little over 1 arrest per month.
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  1013. Good luck, since they're being funded through looting.
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  1014. What about places like Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Baltimore?
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  1015. The security would be arrested.
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  1016. Did he attempt suicide to avoid paying the bill? Maybe the shock of how expensive his meal was sent him over the edge.
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  1017. In Chiraq? I'm surprised they're still there!
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  1018. Then you'd have a riot.
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  1019. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1020. ย @fredburke2422ย  - which is more nerve-wracking?
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  1021. I see your point, but why not just flood the streets with pure fentanyl?
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  1022. Pay discount prices online.
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  1023. "A case of water will get you $2.40 in refunds when you turn in the bottles". How much does a case of water cost?
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  1024. Oops - silly me. They steal the cases.
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  1025. Best comment!
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  1026. They can't corrupt that vote!
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  1027. That's an insult to children and toddlers. It's more like psychotics running the show.
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  1028. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  1029. Plug 'em and plant 'em.
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  1030. That's comforting!
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  1031. โ€‹ย @richardm3023ย - actually, the sky was red 3 years ago.
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  1032. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ Bring back Carmen Best!
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  1033. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1034. Who would hire them? And what does the President have to do with it?
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  1035. During CHOP and CHAZ, they were talking about moving the Courthouse!
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  1036. AIN'T IT TIME!!! Now, bring back Carmen Best and re-fund the police!
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  1037. Are Greyhound stations safe?
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  1038. ย @UK1unoย  - I didn't think so. In that case, find another way to get to Billings.
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  1039. The one with the most teeth wins!
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  1040. Maybe it wasn't votes that got her in. Maybe it was corruption instead.
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  1041. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1042. It broke my heart to have to leave Seattle 23 years ago, but I'm glad I had the chance to enjoy it while it was still sane. I hope it does recover - in my lifetime!
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  1043. Go for it! They'll most likely improve the place. At the very least, they'll fix up the abandoned houses.
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  1044. If only houses cost the same as Teslas!
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  1045. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1046. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1047. It's already like that in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. You need to live in an outrageously priced gated community to protect yourself - from American criminals.
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  1048. WTF!!!
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  1049. PLEASE send them to Oakland!
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  1050. If the heat is too much, they can join the mole people living in the sewers.
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  1051. Just be careful not to buy from thieves.
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  1052. I have a number of good memories. My best friend and I visited Universal Studios in 1979, and I even acted in a section of Airport '75. I did a tour of stars' homes, and met the guy who lived next to the Fonda family, in the butler's quarters. I sang and played guitar on Venice Beach. I attended lots of concerts in the LA area, including the Rolling Stones in 1981, when Prince got booed off the stage. I loved the beaches there; my favorite was Newport. I'm so sorry about what's happening in my beloved Los Angeles. I hope they can make a comeback.
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  1053. โ€‹@Jay Felsberg - while I see your point, I don't think it's funny. This breaks my heeart. What is happening to this country?! ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1054. He isn't. He just bought a $9 million mansion.
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  1055. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1056. Paranoia will destroy ya!
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  1057. And over 90% of their victims are also black.
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  1058. George Floyd is living, breathing proof that the death penalty works. Oops - poor choice of words. But thanks to Derek Chauvin, he has been drug and crime free for over 3 years!
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  1059. โ€‹@kama7135 - it makes sense drug cartels would seek out cities with lax law enforcement.
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  1060. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜š
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  1061. What if it's not just the way they vote, but instead tge corrupt way the ballots are structured?
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  1062. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1063. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1064. Sean gave a podcast on San Francisco a few days ago. The homeless were moved a few streets over. They're back already.
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  1065. Of course it's the guns. They sprout legs and run so fast, the criminals can't catch up with them!
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  1066. The police cars are about to be reclaimed because they lost their lease.
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  1067. South.
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  1068. There were a bunch of unknown people in the recall ballot, so corruption was definitely involved.
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  1069. Hopefully the pharmacies won't be robbed by the cartels and the drugs sold on the street at a lower price, cut with fentanyl. That's what's happening to the dispensaries in San Francisco.
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  1070. And those protestors there committed treason.
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  1071. ย @jengleheimerschmitt7941ย  - hopefully, nationally. We have the same problem in Hawaii, where I live.
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  1072. Any gender bender bathing suits?
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  1073. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ They were doing that 50+ years ago, when I was growing up there.
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  1074. Why should he? It's not the President's fault. It's a local issue.
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  1075. I used to stay at a hostel in San Francisco for $10 a night. I never had trouble.
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  1076. Nike probably doesn't need a boycott. Their stores are being looted out of business.
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  1077. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1078. If she's rich enough to be that fat, she's rich enough to pay extra.
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  1079. โ€‹@johnrussell7951 - I don't agree with the first half of your statement, but I definitely agree with the last. People stupid enough to destroy their society won't have the brains to rebuild it.
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  1080. ย @hemaccabe4292ย  that idea is TOO sane! ๐Ÿคช
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  1081. Just avoid Chicago!
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  1082. Shoot - all this corruption is so convoluted, I can't keep up.
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  1083. Uh - she's not Swedish...
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  1084. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ In the 70s, there used to be an ad for shower massage; "Why just turn on the water, when the water can turn you on?".
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  1085. Skedaddle.
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  1086. You have a point!
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  1087. Thanks, Sean, for answering my question with this video.
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  1088. โ€‹@thomashenshallhydraxis - unfortunately, you can't blame the businesses. The bathrooms were being used for drugs and prostitution.
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  1089. ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ
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  1090. They can pay with drugs, which may be what she really wants.
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  1091. I heard it's over $950.
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  1092. You mean criminal coddling?
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  1093. And the drug cartels pay them off.
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  1094. @hankyhank 1652 - your statement gave me inspiration! (Sung to "Blowin' in the Wind") How many homeless can live on a street Before you call it a camp? How many seizures can policemen make Before their duties are cramped? Yes, and how many times must the rioters bip Before they're hauled up the ramp? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind How many routes can a bus go on for riders to get high when they breathe? And how many junkies can storm on the bus Before they can ride for free? Yes, and how many times must the driver turn his head And pretend that he just doesn't see? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind How many joints must the homeless smoke in order to experience a high? And how many police must be defunded so junkies can let their brains fry? Yes, and how much Narcan will it take so those junkies will never die? The fentanyl, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The fentanyl is blowin' in the wind.
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  1095. I say leave the warning labels on. If they choose to use anyway, abandon them to their fate.
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  1096. Someone else here said it came from Oakland. Either way, no one put a gun to anyone's head and made them use.
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  1097. The football team at a certain high school gets bussed to Santa Rosa for practice, because it's too dangerous on their home campus.
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  1098. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1099. ย @keithe.bilitsky833ย  - that sounds scary. Hopefully, you wouldn't get addicted.
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  1100. Is it still true that no one is ugly after 2am?
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  1101. YES!!!!
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  1102. โ€‹ย @bertkilborne6464ย - I wonder if those criminal coddling politicians are being paid off by the drug cartels.
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  1103. โ€‹ย @notsomuch273ย - I see what you did there! ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ„
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  1104. @norwegianblue2017ย  - be careful with this statement. I understand drug cartels have infiltrated the rural areas.
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  1105. House him with the mayor!
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  1106. Accounting may be cheap, but money laundering is far more profitable.
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  1107. Speaking the truth will bring on riots.
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  1108. OUCH!!! Actually, in Africa, it's the governments doing the theft. They do it to fund their wars, which is keeping their citizens poor.
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  1109. Why? Trump's not the last Republican on earth.
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  1110. Not a bad idea. Anyone who chooses to shackle themselves with drugs is free to do so.
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  1111. Congratulations! I'm an African American (straight!) woman from Oakland, CA. I attended a conservative Christian high school. I am proud to say it saved my life.
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  1112. โ€‹@cheese SNIPeR - thanks for the info!
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  1113. โ€‹ย @psychmr2365ย  - great story!
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  1114. I understand that election was rigged. The fact that they had a recall election is proof Newsome wasn't wanted, but they put so many unknown names on the ballot, he won again. So you need to consider corruption in the voting process.
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  1115. They stone you when. you're living on the street. They stone you when you're walking your beat. They stone you when you're working at a mission. They stone you when you're a politician. But I would not feel so all alone. EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  1116. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1117. ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿ‘บ
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  1118. In other words, get too high to care!
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  1119. Or won't let them out. What happens when they run out of air?
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  1120. Not property tax. They carry their homes around with them.
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  1121. โ€‹ย @DopamineDecorย - maybe we should bring them here.
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  1122. It's worse than deadly. While it's killing the user, it makes them wish they were already dead.
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  1123. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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  1124. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
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  1125. It's both. Where will he run his business?
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  1126. Just take out all the police and decent people, build a wall around it, and leave that monstrosity of a city to fend for itself!
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  1127. Maybe that's all that is available.
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  1128. Seems to me "Baby Shark" would be better.
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  1129. Maybe I'm dense. I'm trying to understand some things. About a month ago, I took a vacation to Portland and Seattle. I hadn't been in Portland for 4 years, and Seattle for 20 years. I was scared, not sure what to expect. Portland is supposed to be more dangerous than Seattle, especially since the police riot squad quit in protest because one officer was indicted for use of "excessive force". In Portland, I saw a few homeless camps, but it wasn't wall to wall like they show in YouTube videos. All I had to do was avoid a few sketchy areas downtown. A panhandler asked me for money, I politely declined, and he walked off. I went into the Safeway store, and noticed it had a self-checkout. So that area couldn't have been too bad. As for Seattle, it had nearly tripled in population over the past 20 years. I stayed with a friend in SeaTac, and saw no homeless. I never felt threatened at any time. I drove downtown to buy inline skates, and noticed the freeways were almost as confusing as the streets; thank goodness for Google Maps! I also attended my church from 20 years ago, in Bellevue. My pastor, who lives in Renton, said he now locked his doors, but that's all. I took this vacation because I want to move there in a year or two. Am I missing something?
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  1130. โ€‹ย @LiberalsArePoopย  - maybe he was on a drunk when he visited the Bronx.
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  1131. The city officials, not the homeless.
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  1132. ย @dcg590ย  - he was being sarcastic.
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  1133. Businesses in Arab countries don't need barriers, because they cut off the hands if thieves.
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  1134. What if you roll your eyes, and you're not white?
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  1135. ย @kimberlybush2219ย  - actually, sn angry emoticon would have worked better. ๐Ÿคฌ
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  1136. Me, too.
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  1137. There's already such a mandate. She's just refusing to enforce it.
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  1138. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1139. Maybe they should follow Florida's example and play "Baby Shark" all night.
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  1140. Actually, all stores should do that.
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  1141. Maybe they can lower the rates by managing their resources better.
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  1142. Like chicken. ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1143. That's an insult to nuts!
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  1144. Best comment!
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  1145. If you can afford to live in Oakland, you're rich. It will also be your problem.
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  1146. Or they'll set up a market on the sidewalk and sell it back to her.
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  1147. Especially stolen ones!
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  1148. The cartels can also steal from the businesses and resell it at a much lower price.
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  1149. โ€‹ย @RenlangRenย - since when has NYC had a high vacancy rate?
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  1150. Good point!
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  1151. Unfortunately, corrupt ballots make legitimate voting ineffective. Newsome got a recall election, and they put so many unknown names on the ballot that he won again.
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  1152. Eyes wide shut!
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  1153. ย @Nicholas_Terryย  - ouch! Unfortunately, I have to agree. This hurts me, because I once had to deal with the Seattle police when I did something highly illegal, due to a nervous breakdown. They were VERY nice, saying they wanted to help me. This whole antifa scene breaks my heart.
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  1154. โ€‹@jbr84tx - in the 80s and 90s, I lived in West Palo Alto. In 1988, East Palo Alto was the murder capital of the US, with 19 murders in a population of 25,000. The Amish community there really needs to get its fixation on gun technology under control!
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  1155. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„
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  1156. Huey Newton, founder of the Black Panthers, murdered a 16 year old prostitute because she "didn't show proper respect".
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  1157. โ€‹ย @lifeinpodunkville543ย - OOHHHHH! I understand military recruitment is down because of LGBTQ marketing. So we'll see how this goes!
    1
  1158. Hey, look on the bright side. He's been drug-free nearly 5 years. Hasn't committed any more crimes, either.
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  1159. ย @asphaltjungle5943ย  & Mack Winn - paranoia will destroy ya! George Floyd is DEAD!!! Do you really believe he has the discipline to lay low for 3 5 years???
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  1160. Please post a link!
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  1161. I can vouch for that; I'm from there. Getting out of there soon as I turned 18 is the best decision I ever made!
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  1162. It doesn't work anymore. When the riffraff is priced out, they have nowhere to go, so they stay where they are and become homeless.
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  1163. ย @212cabooseย  - maybe they didn't. Newsome won the reelection through corrupt means.
    1
  1164. There's also Tranq.
    1
  1165. Yes.
    1
  1166. Same with the Amish...
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  1167. ย @Jonascordย  - does that include Vancouver, WA?
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  1168. Either way, you can take your sweet time.
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  1169. Pure stuff!
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  1170. After they get the gift card: "Ha ha! Fooled ya!" Then they run off.
    1
  1171. Thank goodness!
    1
  1172. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1173. You're probably not homeless. You work hard to maintain your standard of living.
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  1174. Gender bender bathing suits.
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  1175. Not necessarily. I heard Newsome's recall election was rigged.
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  1176. ๐Ÿ’”
    1
  1177. Right! It should be a penny more, at $60.84!
    1
  1178. America never stopped being great.
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  1179. @king coats - they'll steal the plants from you.
    1
  1180. Maybe they'll steal from themselves and undercut theor own business by selling it cheaper on the street. ๐Ÿคช
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  1181. It's no loss to me. I never liked Budweiser beer, anyway; it's too watery
    1
  1182. Really? How?
    1
  1183. I don't know - did they buy up Detroit?
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  1184. We need to change the name from Los Angeles to Los Diablos.
    1
  1185. I think that's truer of Chicago.
    1
  1186. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1187. They'll just move put to the suburbs.
    1
  1188. All they have to do is follow the old laws already on the books.
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  1189. Unfortunately, you can get sued by the burglars for that. You may even be arrested.
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  1190. It had a high crime rate 50 years ago, when I was growing up there. It's even worse today, with its maximum security prison atmosphere.
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  1191. ย @arthurbrumagem3844ย  - ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿฅต
    1
  1192. If they don't come back, we'll know.
    1
  1193. Except, the way he got in with the recall election is through corruption.
    1
  1194. That's an idea. The store can stay if they change their specialty. Glamorized porta-potties, maybe?
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  1195. ย @montanagal6958ย - apparently, they do!
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  1196. I'll believe it when I see it. After all, she's still there.
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  1197. They stone you when. you're living on the street. They stone you when you're walking your beat. They stone you when you're working at a mission. They stone you when you're a politician. But I would not feel so all alone. EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED!!!
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  1198. Send them to Detroit. They can squat in those abandoned houses - if they dare.
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  1199. It's the same channel. He changed the name from Seattle Real Estate Podcast to News for Reasonable People about a year ago.
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  1200. @Dee Menย  - I get a list of the candidates, read up on them, make my selections, then go to the polls. I do not forswear myself to any political party. This often means voting for something other than Democrat or Republican. I realize that is essentially throwing away my vote, but being hard-core in either one risks being fleeced. Republican could mean voting for cult leader Trump, while KKK leader David Duke was on the Democrat ticket when he tried to run for President in 1979.
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  1201. Best comment!
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  1202. Stealing a few TVs should offset that.
    1
  1203. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1204. Better yet, make HER a cop!
    1
  1205. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1206. Kind of like the fall of the Roman Empire bringing on the Dark Ages.
    1
  1207. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1208. Welcome to Detroit!
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  1209. No it doesn't. Chicago does.
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  1210. Especially if they're all men who had sex change operations.
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  1211. Why did the Christians hold their revival at Cal Anderson Park? Perhaps to celebrate the 5th annivarsary of George Floyd's sobriety?
    1
  1212. Yes. Did they ever clean that up?
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  1213. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1214. For starters, boycott the resellers.
    1
  1215. Hopefully he'll be made to do community service by feeding the homeless.
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  1216. Wonder if that works in the ghetto.
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  1217. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€
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  1218. โ€‹ย @jonthehermit8082ย - with a BA degree, perhaps...
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  1219. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1220. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜
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  1221. What if someone bought the high end goods on the street, only to get robbed?
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  1222. And God is indifferent.
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  1223. Oh, no! I'm going to be vacationing in the Portland / Seattle area in a couple weeks. I hope I don't run into trouble!
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  1224. I'm glad you have some advantages.
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  1225. Regarding coddling criminals - I remember back during the Vietnam War days, there was a popular poster that read, "What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" If cops can't arrest criminals, or risk their lives doing so, what if they refused to arrest citizens who defend themselves?
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  1226. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1227. ย @LolRaptorย  - THANK YOU!!! Please tell us how to do this!
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  1228. Or books, or Father's Day cards.
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  1229. Hopefully he'll deport her to Haiti. Plenty of corrupt officials there.
    1
  1230. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1231. CLASSIC โ€ผ๏ธ
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  1232. Not all women are like that; I'm not. The women who go for bad boys are just as bad as the boys; they just live out their fantasies through them because they're too wimpy to do the actions themselves.
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  1233. Is Gruesome Newsome female?
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  1234. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ Best comment!
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  1235. I doubt they're that organized. When a criminal is black, over 90% of the time, so is the victim.
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  1236. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Tell that to the homeless druggies!
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  1237. And caroling on streetcars....
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  1238. The majority does NOT live like that! Instead, they work hard to avoid the situation.
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  1239. Over 90% of times, when a criminal is black, so is the victim.
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  1240. Bussed? Aren't they already there?
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  1241. If Gruesome Newsome gets elected again as a result, what happens to the illegals then? Will they be discarded, now that they've served thrir purpose?
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  1242. I wanted to retire in Portland. Then a good friend of mine said his sister did that, and her catalytic converter was stolen right out of her driveway. With all the craziness going on there, FORGET IT!!!
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  1243. Obviously it did him no good in this case.
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  1244. Isn't that where Slab City is?
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  1245. And that's the nice part! What about the risk you take going to and from work everyday?
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  1246. It sounds STUPID, regardless!!!
    1
  1247. Yes.
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  1248. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1249. Be careful! Elie Wiesel and his home town of Sighet also ignored what was goin on - and look what happened to them!
    1
  1250. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1251. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I know some homeless people. They're far more respectable than this!
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  1252. Maybe send them to Detroit? Even if they're criminals, they're not likely to make the place worse.
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  1253. What city is this?
    1
  1254. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1255. Both!
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  1256. Except cops aren't allowed to arrest. They're demonized and defunded.
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  1257. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1258. Actually, I hear PLENTY about Chicongo. Especially during holiday weekends, when the body count rivals a war zone.
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  1259. I'm considering buying a plot of land and putting tiny houses on it. Who do you recommend I talk with?
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  1260. Pure fentanyl! They'll go away for good!
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  1261. Probably not. Try mass looting.
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  1262. They no longer have a Hilton.
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  1263. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…
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  1264. That's Meatloaf.
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  1265. That may be surprising in Denver, but in various cities throughout the US, it's unfortunately common, because laws are so lax. Employees can be fired, or even arrested, for trying to stop looters - not to putting their lives in danger.
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  1266. It happened in Detroit.
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  1267. In Seattle, yes.
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  1268. ย @MarkJoseph81ย  - over 90% of the victims of black criminals are also black. That may explain King of the Night's reluctance to help the black community.
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  1269. Give them an overdose!!
    1
  1270. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1271. My financial advisor owned business properties in San Francisco, and he too dumped them during the pandemic. Smart move! I hope you live in a safe place. My financial advisor lives in Hilo.
    1
  1272. ย @01Lendaย  - why?
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  1273. โ€‹ย @propblast82ndย - their homeless population is Aldo highly intelligent. Their camps include swimming pools and tree houses.
    1
  1274. Maybe the government is behind it! ๐Ÿคช
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  1275. ๐Ÿ’” ๐Ÿ˜ญ In the good old days of John Denver, Colorado had some of the strictest drug laws in the nation. This turn of events breaks my heart!
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  1276. You went to college? Don't they teach students when to use upper and lower case letters, and punctuation? Actually, they do that in elementary school.
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  1277. I'm a black woman who grew up on the West Coast (Oakland, CA) during the 1960s and 70s. As far as I knew, Jim Crow and red lining was not an issue; blacks could live anywhere they wanted to, as long as they could afford it. Even the worst ghettos were neat and clean. As far as I'm concerned, stats on crime are not racist. Back in the early 90s, an El Salvador man told me he was looking to buy a house in East Palo Alto, and black teens next door threatened to break his windows if he bought it. He told the owner, who said, "So that's why I haven't been able to sell the house ". I don't know the race of the owner, but if he's black, obviously the teens next door weren't going to grant him any favors as a result.
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  1278. Better yet, the KKK against the gangsters!
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  1279. "Send in the clowns. Don't bother; they're here." ~ from "A Little Night Music".
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  1280. A flood of pure heroin?
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  1281. ย @Deathwish777ย  - no, I don't. How?
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  1282. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1283. Check out Oakland!
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  1284. โ€‹ย @brianberggren846ย - best comment!
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  1285. Personally, I find this hilarious. Talk about poetic justice!
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  1286. And sell them for drugs.
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  1287. I take this personally. When I lived in the Seattle area 25+ years ago, I was a member of a wonderful church where the pastor saved my life twice. Unfortunately, things didn't work out for me in that city, and I had to leave and watch helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult. Though this made me bitter against Christianity, I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE what these ultra-liberals have done to my favorite city!
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  1288. @joemcmillan2089 - What state did you move to?
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  1289. @joemcmillan2089ย  - you don't want to say the name of the state?
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  1290. โ€‹ย @georgeawestjr.9087ย - even if she was recalled, she'd use corrupt practices to stay in, like Newsome.
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  1291. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1292. โ€‹ย @Doubt9Itย  - $250,000 can buy a lot of drugs!
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  1293. Ebonics.
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  1294. A quarter of homeless people have jobs. They just don't earn enough to afford rent.
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  1295. Dead drug addicts in nursing homes? I despise nursing homes, but that's a new low!
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  1296. โ€‹ย @benjamindover7399ย  - what country do you live in?
    1
  1297. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1298. I saw the Rolling Stones at the L.A. Coliseum in October 1981.
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  1299. It's easy to bash capitalism when you're either too rich for it to affect you, or you're really poor, reaping welfare benefits.
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  1300. And if the Foo $hits, wear it. ๐Ÿคช
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  1301. "Independence" Day.
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  1302. WTF???
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  1303. I agree with everything you said, except the last part. Getting drunk or high only makes the person more vulnerable - plus it costs money.
    1
  1304. Except the votes are corrupt!๐Ÿ˜ข
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  1305. โ€‹ย @garyedwards3269ย - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1306. Or bear mace.
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  1307. This sounds MUCH worse than the 80s. I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area then, and visited Oakland numerous times. Though there were 13 ganga in East Oakland and 3 in West Oakland, it didn't have the maximum security prison aura that it had the last time I was there, in 2004. Even then, it didn't have the rampant looting, violent crime, and dozens of shantytown homeless camps it does now.
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  1308. Probably just as corrupt as she is.
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  1309. Better yet, a snail. Pass the salt!
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  1310. โ€‹ย @moxiemaxie3543ย - those are the more civilized ones.
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  1311. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜†
    1
  1312. No problem. Enjoy to your heart's content. At least you have sense enough to do it virtually, instead of actually using drugs. After awhile, it will all look the same to you, you'll get bored, and move on either your health, sanity, and reputation intact. P.S. I used to do the same thing, obsessing over videos of abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit.
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  1313. I wouldn't go there - and I'm black.
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  1314. So did I! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1315. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1316. She didn't need to call violence. It's already there.
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  1317. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1318. ย @nerychristianย  - not in San Francisco!
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  1319. What happened to my beloved California? ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ญ I remember hiking through the Coastal Mountains once, drinking a soda. I threw the empty can in a waste bin. I was told off for not finding a recycling bin. I said some homeless person could fish it out and recycle it. Ah, for the good old days!
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  1320. SHHHHH!!!!
    1
  1321. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1322. I'm wondering - is the current thick smoke over Chicago lowering the crime rate? After all, nobody wants to go outside right now.
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  1323. You mean the bomb wasn't enough?
    1
  1324. Maybe skip the retrofits, put the homeless in there, and let the next Big One solve the problem.
    1
  1325. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1326. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  1327. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ My friend in California told ne about Newsome's recall election. They put a whole bunch of unknowns on the ballot, guaranteeing he would win.
    1
  1328. How about Haley?
    1
  1329. Maybe the Anheuser-Busch company will hire the hit man, because s/he is responsible for their plunging stock.
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  1330. โ€‹@robertpatti3138 - unfortunately, his corrupt @$$ will find a way.
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  1331. "Tell me junkie, if you're able, Are you laying your cards on the table? Are you happy when you stick a needle in your vein? You better tell your story fast. And if you lie, it will come to pass!" ~Jesus Children of America, 1973.
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  1332. And even if they do! Nancy Pelosi's husband was recently attacked in their own home.
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  1333. Just cut to the chase and give them pure fentanyl!
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  1334. Brands???
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  1335. Thanks - I was wondering!
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  1336. That's disgusting! The stores should just boycott those locations!
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  1337. Jesus is sure helping those immigrants, isn't he?
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  1338. @juanmontoya6622ย - true. Buying a bungalow in East Oakland could be an excellent investment sometime in the future. On the other hand, it could be a catastrophe; look at Detroit. It's a matter of whether or not you're willing to take that risk.
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  1339. Or doing a slo-mo past the sidewalks. ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ
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  1340. ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฟ
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  1341. Seattle homeless are SMART!!! First it's a swimming pool, then a tree house, and now explosions! What will they think of, next?
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  1342. It sure ain't caring.
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  1343. I could add another verse to that, but it would break obscenity laws.
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  1344. Yes it has - for the worse. I understand it was a $hithole as far back as World War One.
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  1345. No one puts a gun to anyone's head and makes them use drugs.
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  1346. Yes.
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  1347. I'm black, and I grew up in Oakland. The local community doesn't give a flying f**k. That's why I tore out of there like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18.
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  1348. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1349. There were 15 arrests, but they could be right back out at this moment.
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  1350. Best comment!
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  1351. About a dozen. They trade places every year.
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  1352. Hot enough to burn his thighs, so he can sue.
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  1353. We no longer curse people by telling them to go to hell. We tell them to go to Oakland instead.
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  1354. I wouldn't blame Target. I would blame the revolving door policies that set repeat criminals free.
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  1355. Right about what? Attempting to overthrow the government?
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  1356. It's ray-ciss.
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  1357. I just saw a headline stating Columbia University is canceling their commencement ceremony due to these protests. Unfortunately, you have a strong point!
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  1358. This story sickens me. I'm sorry about what happened to your neighbor. Actually, something like that is far more likely to happen to a black woman. Back during the 2020 riots, a black woman who owned a business in downtown Chicago closed shop to attend a BLM rally. She returned to find her store burned and looted. You say piss on BLM - I say ๐Ÿ’ฉ on them!
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  1359. Best comment!
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  1360. A few weeks ago,I heard the Seattle police arrested a bunch of looters. Do you believe Seattle will clean up its act?
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  1361. I hope it doesn't spread there! When I lived in the Seattle area, I attended church in Bellevue. Actually, even then (in the 90s), the church was broken into, but they keep no money there overnight. Also my pastor, who lived in Bothell at the time, suffered a home burglary. I kniw Seattle has gotten a lot worse since then; I just hope it doesn't spread to that degree in Bellevue.
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  1362. ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1363. Look at San Francisco. For that matter, look at Oakland. Criminals burglarize multimillion dollar mansions in the hills at 2am, and get off scott free.
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  1364. I doubt it. They'll just file bankruptcy, like Detroit.
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  1365. Excellent question!
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  1366. How is $1,000 supposed to help artists? Homeless people make more than that!
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  1367. @ReasonableNews - do you think perhaps Newsome is getting a kickback from the drug cartels, which explains why he's being so lax on crime?
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  1368. Why do you hate to say it? You'd be playing it smart!
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  1369. ๐ŸŽฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1370. dennisjazzy2004ds Hi, I am a Singaporean and I found the way you put it very humorous. But really, I think in Singapore, we actually want to be like San Francisco. We see your city as vibrant, beautiful, culturally iconic and of course the freedom to express yourself and be yourself. When I was young in Singapore, now I am 56, I always hummed the tune "Are you going to San Francisco, be sure to put some flowers in your hair, in the street of San Francisco....". Singapore cannot hold a candle to SF. Happy Thanksgiving!
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  1371. @dennisjazzy2004ds - if this was 30 years ago, I could see your point. But the city is far from enviable today. Now, it's the San Franciscans who are envious of Singapore!
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  1372. Or Baby Shark!
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  1373. 200. My guess is that it's a result of drug use.
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  1374. Hiw do you know what he voted for?
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  1375. They'll probably do a lot better with those benefits than the locals!
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  1376. Why are you blaming the President for local problems?
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  1377. She'll be a lot warmer when she enters Eternal Sleep! ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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  1378. Thank you! The same mess is happening in California. They tried to recall Gavin Newsome, but he rigged the election, so he won again. You can no longer blame the voters there.
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  1379. Especially since she'll most likely use the same corrupt tactics Newsome did to get re-elected.
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  1380. Yes, but the burglars know how to disarm them.
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  1381. Uh - slightly.
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  1382. Why is the company called Boeing? Because ots hiring practices go boing, Boeing, boing Boeing, boing... โžฟ๏ธโžฟ๏ธโžฟ๏ธ
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  1383. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1384. ย @walloffire2225ย  ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1385. Thieves who do that should be BOYCOTTED!!!
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  1386. Morally bankrupt happened a long time ago.
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  1387. @artlife6210ย  - they should GTFO too!
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  1388. Give them pure stuff.
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  1389. Good choice. I understand even in the 70s, the women's dorms would occasionally experience marauding r@pists.
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  1390. Detroit can move them into some of those abandoned houses. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜Ÿ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿ‘ป
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  1391. "Fire whitey"... aren't these the same monsters who coerced black female Chief of Police Carmen Best to resign?
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  1392. In this case, it is. It's taking stupid to a new level.
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  1393. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1394. She also has the money to rig it - which is exactly what she is doing.
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  1395. We all wish!
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  1396. WTF are you doing in East Oakland? If you're rich enough to afford a half million dollar bungalow, you're rich enough to GTFO!!!
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  1397. Please, not the ocean! I love seafood! Maybe cremation, instead?
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  1398. Gruesome Newsome!
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  1399. ย @eriknorman7409ย  - that works, too.
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  1400. ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽต "Send in the clowns. Don't bother; they're here." ๐ŸŽถ ~ A Little Night Music.
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  1401. WTF!!! You should have told the cop to arrest the prostitutes, instead of pestering drivers.
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  1402. Soon, I hope!
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  1403. BEST COMMENT!!!
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  1404. Thank goodness! They're crazy enough sober!
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  1405. @mattbeckelhymer1669ย  - if you think they're so horrible, why should you care if they walk?
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  1406. Please, send her to Afghanistan NOW!!!
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  1407. Or maybe 8 miles high?
    1
  1408. ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿซ‘๐Ÿฅ” You are what you eat!
    1
  1409. YES!!!
    1
  1410. What about Miami?
    1
  1411. @mike millerย - seems to me a massive overdose would do the trick.
    1
  1412. โ€‹ย @mariawhite7337ย  - this must be new. It wasn't like that when I visited the country - but that was over 40 years ago.
    1
  1413. Breaking into a store doesn't necessarily carry a penalty, either. Not in this day and age!
    1
  1414. How well can a child be educated in an atmosphere of violence?
    1
  1415. Be careful. While there's nothing wrong with Republicans, Trump is a cult.
    1
  1416. I hope nothing happens to it. I ๐Ÿ’– that REI!
    1
  1417. So that's it!
    1
  1418. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ซ
    1
  1419. Yes.
    1
  1420. Great idea. The ones that don't want treatment can be given one overdose of fentanyl. Problem solved.
    1
  1421. Often, the two go together.
    1
  1422. Like their motto says, Just Do It!
    1
  1423. ย @potcrak1ย  - I think everyone loved that scene. I noticed they replaced the soccer player on "the thrill of victory ", but they kept the ski jumper on "the agony of defeat ". Hopefully the jumper was well compensated financially; it must be humiliating to go down in history that way.
    1
  1424. Insurance payouts are too slow already.
    1
  1425. They're heading that way already. Real estate prices in parts of San Francisco and Oakland are at half the price they were a few years ago.
    1
  1426. They'd probably make better citizens!
    1
  1427. Fun fact: the old fashioned insult "twirp" was started during the Great Depression. It's an acronym for The Woman Is Required To Pay.
    1
  1428. Both of you - ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1429. ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…
    1
  1430. Like they did in Detroit?
    1
  1431. Food and prescription med desert coming up. At least they can get drunk and forget their misery for awhile.
    1
  1432. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’” Twenty five years ago, I used to contra dance at Ballard Eagles Hall. Ballard was a charming funky neighborhood then. No one even thought of crime. I wonder if they still hold contra dances there today.
    1
  1433. They don't want police, they want social workers.
    1
  1434. Especially since they'll risk losing their jobs in the process.
    1
  1435. Why - because they're DODGERS???๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1436. That's exactly what I was thinking. Fentanyl Floyd did the same thing to a pregnant woman in Florida.
    1
  1437. Actually, their hands are tied. Even if they arrested criminals, the crooked DA would let them off.
    1
  1438. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1439. It's an IT!
    1
  1440. ย @max420thcย  - by comparison, what were wages?
    1
  1441. ย @jeffrobodine8579ย  - where do you live?
    1
  1442. Why fight Mexico? No one's putting a gun to anyone's head and making them use drugs. Just say no!
    1
  1443. Unfortunately, under these circumstances, I have to agree with you.
    1
  1444. Why is Indianapolis an exception?
    1
  1445. In the words of a Native American: "What if I told you the Right Wing and the Left Wing belong to the same bird?"
    1
  1446. Make a jail out of the former mall!
    1
  1447. Sure, if it's in Arizona.
    1
  1448. Why is that?
    1
  1449. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ I grow up in Oakland, attending public school until 8th grade, when I finally attended a Christian school. Yes, I was bullied and ostracized. I tore out of Oakland like a bat out of hell soon as I turned 18. I'm as uncool as get-out, but I'm having the last laugh.
    1
  1450. He can't tell the difference between dog poop and his own.
    1
  1451. They'll only stop when there are no more laws to break.
    1
  1452. In Honolulu, it was telephone poles. They were being stripped of their copper. I understand the same thing is happening in the abandoned houses of Detroit.
    1
  1453. "In the Nike commercial, a man is prancing around in a bra - except he doesn't have any - you know..." Some men do! ๐Ÿคช
    1
  1454. "The key to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made." ~ George Burns
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  1455. I was told in some nightclubs, women dance together for protection . It's because if they dance with men, the men will take their clothes off. A white woman told me she was dancing in a nightclub in Texas with a black man, when 4 other black men gathered around and they started removing her clothes. If she had list her cool,, they would have ravaged her.. She managed to get out of the situation somehow. I would NEVER frequent a nightclub like that!
    1
  1456. I'm a Hilo resident; have been for 15 years. We're pretty sane, here. I see no reason to close stores here, or anywhere on the Big Island. People keep saying stuff about how residents vote, but the voting system itself is corrupt. Newsome in California got a recall election, and won again, because a whole bunch of unknowns were on the ballot. I also understand the mayor who replaced Lori Lightfoot in Chicago is even worse. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS WORLD????
    1
  1457. They're doing it in Denver's homeless camps, along with speakeasies.
    1
  1458. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฏ
    1
  1459. El Salvador would be even better.
    1
  1460. They pipe it in from the city - illegally.
    1
  1461. New work boots? ๐Ÿ˜œ
    1
  1462. Vacation from life. Perhaps a permanent vacation!
    1
  1463. Don't laugh too hard. I understand there was a recall election on Newsome, but they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so he won again. The politicians aren't necessarily there through election; in some instances, it's corruption.
    1
  1464. Even more foolish are the ones letting her get away with it.
    1
  1465. "Hold my crackpipe!"
    1
  1466. โ€‹@K Olsen - all these ideas are good, but I like yours best!
    1
  1467. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  1468. โ€‹@falconeshield - what led me to become atheist is being forced to leave that church behind and relocate a depraved place where I was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult.
    1
  1469. "Satan is love". This sounds like 1984! I switched from Christianity to Buddhism because I inadvertently joined a cult, putting my life in danger, then was forced to sit helpless while my niece dropped out of high school to join a cult. However, in no way do I advocate Satanism, or even rebellion against Christianity. The whole scene is a destructive cult, in my opinion. Ask any Native American of old. Update: be careful with this Satanism business! I just looked it up, and it turns out it's a false rumor. Back in the 90s, a couple selling Amway products pulled the same stunt with Proctor & Gamble. The company wound up suing them.
    1
  1470. Swat it right back to him!
    1
  1471. Graphic! Best comment!
    1
  1472. Right. It's called Devil's Night. It happens every October 30th. It happens in other cities as well.
    1
  1473. Let's hope Newsome is finished! He's more crooked than Lombard Street. That's why those recall elections didn't work.
    1
  1474. That's good to know. For personal reasons, I DESPISE it.
    1
  1475. That could happen by banning Narcan.
    1
  1476. Nobody's forcing anyone to support the cartels through drug use.
    1
  1477. ย @kentjensen4939ย  - PLEASE don't dump them in the ocean! You don't want seafood fans to turn into addicts, do you?
    1
  1478. ย @killiansred1000ย  - those that don't use drugs won't be affected.
    1
  1479. And for nothing!
    1
  1480. Neither were the job applications.
    1
  1481. A lot of people in these comments are being heartless, blaming the victims because they were there, left things in the car, and how they probably voted (though there's no way to tell, and it's nobody's business). Just wait until you're a victim of a crime, and people blame YOU!!!
    1
  1482. Hash cakes. They'll be too high to care.
    1
  1483. Not necessarily. I've lived in big cities most of my life and have never encountered anything like this.
    1
  1484. I recently heard a notorious Venezuelan gang named Tren de Aragua has spread throughout Central America, and is now invading the US. It is RUTHLESS!!! It specializes in drugs and human trafficking, but mainly focuses in the immigrants. So screening for criminals DEFINITELY protects the immigrants!
    1
  1485. ๐Ÿคฎ Gruesome Newsome 2024.
    1
  1486. Sorry, same difference.
    1
  1487. HORRORS!!!
    1
  1488. Then they would steal the windmills / solar panels. Better to hire the junkies as traffic directors and pay them with drugs.
    1
  1489. ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  1490. No, just boycott the online stores.
    1
  1491. Good for you! I'm glad you were able to rise above your circumstances.
    1
  1492. @ROBERT NADOLNYย  - actually, 90% of homeless people stay in that state for only 2 - 7 months. You don't see them. The ones you see are the 10% who can't get off the streets. Those are your mentally ill drug addicts.
    1
  1493. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ
    1
  1494. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1495. Nothing to protect.
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  1496. ย @captainz9ย  - I attended a church in Bellevue. The pastor, who saved my life twice, used to operate a food bank. He told me a homeless man came in once, asking for money to buy food. My pastor answered that they didn't give money, but he was free to help himself to as many canned foods as he wanted. The homeless man snapped, "Where am I supposed to get a can opener?" I told my pastor, "If you really want to make him mad, hand him one." ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  1497. How can you tell if a crooked politician is lying? Their lips are moving. ๐Ÿ˜Š
    1
  1498. How do you keep that Safeway there? First, you take the "f" out of "safe". Then, you take the "f" out of "way".
    1
  1499. I had no idea. I thought it was because it was full of prostitutes spreading their legs.
    1
  1500. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1501. Music has sure deteriorated a long ways from Motown, hasn't it? A lot like Detroit...
    1
  1502. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1503. I hope so!
    1
  1504. ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ’•
    1
  1505. Hopefully, they'll build a wall around it first.
    1
  1506. Not necessarily. Remember, our President is a convicted felon - and he's Republican.
    1
  1507. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1508. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1509. That's tuff tuff!
    1
  1510. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Why do they put fences around cemeteries? People are dying to get in.
    1
  1511. What is the definition of a conservative? A liberal who's been mugged.
    1
  1512. Obviously, there's no way they will get a refund on their tax money. Their best bet is to stage a mass walk-out.
    1
  1513. Then the homeless would take that over.
    1
  1514. I understand Oakland has 90 official homeless camps.
    1
  1515. I don't! I tore out of there like a bat out of hell nearly 50 years ago. Now, I'm sitting back and enjoying this $hitshow!
    1
  1516. ย @lookingupforjesusย  - Seattle has plenty of money too, but obviously, they're not using it towards that end. But I hope you're right. My former church is in Bellevue.
    1
  1517. "Where's the shutdown for the drug overdoses?" Its happening right now!
    1
  1518. Excellent point. I believe corruption is far more to blame than voting.
    1
  1519. They could have gotten even more bang for their bucks in Detroit. (Pun intended.)
    1
  1520. Not necessarily. They tried to recall Newsome twice; both times, he used corruption to stay in.
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  1521. ย @billrehm3590ย  - a whole bunch, obviously.
    1
  1522. I saw both documentaries. They depressed me for days. I used to live in the Seattle area, and LOVED it. A long streak of bad luck forced me to leave, knowing I could never return, but I guess I've always harbored a secret hope that I could someday. I have plans to move to Portland, but since it's not much better off than Seattle, that may not be a feasible plan, any more than returning to Seattle. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  1523. The red skies from 2020 have addled their brains.
    1
  1524. ย @CtrlAltRetreatย  - I was considering Vancouver WA, or North Bonneville. I don't know if the social cancer has spread there, though.
    1
  1525. As an African American woman from Oakland CA, who lived in the Seattle area for over 3 and a half years, I GREATLY applaud what the black man said! Actually. blacks traditionally have viewed drug use as a sign of weakness. To this day, in spite of the 1980s crack epidemic, they're less likely than most ethnic groups to use drugs. So decriminalizing drugs in an effort to "help" blacks is a joke, which anyone with half a brain can see through.
    1
  1526. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ƒ You can shoot heroin in front of cops, and they can't do anything.
    1
  1527. ๐Ÿคฎ How about ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’จ
    1
  1528. Except they might resort to looting.
    1
  1529. Better than stepping in fertilizer!
    1
  1530. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1531. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
    1
  1532. I hope this is not true.
    1
  1533. Especially in the snow!
    1
  1534. It will end in anarchy.
    1
  1535. Anybody stupid enough to do drugs isn't worth saving.
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  1536. @Dionย  - apparently, you feel the same way about the innocent victims in Ukraine who, unlike drug addicts, didn't choose their fate. Do speak for yourself.
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  1537. @Dionย  - who is and isn't on the internet is not your choice to make. Nobody died and left you boss.
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  1538. We can only hope...
    1
  1539. Can't you find a candidate who's not a criminal?
    1
  1540. In 200, I worked a temp job with the state. I wasn't a member of the union, but they deducted dues from my paycheck, anyway. When the assignment ended, they were under mo obligation to grind me another one. I agree; unions are a farce.
    1
  1541. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1542. I understand last May, the bishop turned in some criminals, thus violating the No Snitch rule. No doubt, there's a connection between that and the robbery.
    1
  1543. Santa Monica? I recently heard of a certain zip code in Oakland where postal workers refuse to deliver mail, but I thought Santa Monica was civilized!
    1
  1544. They'll use those for private drug use and prostitution.
    1
  1545. Yes, the streets of Seattle can be swept clean in 24 hours. Just flood them with pure heroin.
    1
  1546. Better yet, raise the strength of fentanyl!
    1
  1547. Sarcasm, I hope.
    1
  1548. $ยฅmbโ—ยฃ$
    1
  1549. Yes.
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  1550. Especially since petty crime is theft < $950.
    1
  1551. Uniformed? or uninformed?
    1
  1552. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Let the addicts come to them.
    1
  1553. He lives in a relatively safe area. Besides, where else is he going to go?
    1
  1554. Coming from a black fee-male (sorry, couldn't resist the pun).
    1
  1555. That's where the overramps are. They provide shelter from the elements.
    1
  1556. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1557. Good idea. I've been told by military people that the only branches they would recommend are the Air Force, and maybe the Coast Guard.
    1
  1558. Bienvenue a Hotel Dieu!
    1
  1559. She's a paranoid delusional narcissist.
    1
  1560. Here's an idea: build a fence around the area and flood it with pure heroin.
    1
  1561. 75 years ago?
    1
  1562. Having feces thrown at you is one of them.
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  1563. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1564. The results are the same as slaves being forbidden to learn to read and write.
    1
  1565. How do you know it wasn't corruption?
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  1566. What makes you think the government wants to open a store there? They'll probably be left destitute.
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  1567. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1568. ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1569. @Steve Careyย  - actually, the drug cartels play a role in it, too. They vote for the politicians, and pay them to look the other way.
    1
  1570. At this point, I'll believe anything.
    1
  1571. โ€‹ย @willarth9186ย - BRAVO!!!
    1
  1572. If they keep going at this rate, the only people living in California will be the homeless and drug cartels.
    1
  1573. No budget for it? ๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1574. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ And mass stealing us not shoplifting, it's LOOTING.
    1
  1575. Blue-eyed blond Jews.
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  1576. And if she'd had a gun and shot the vagrant, she would have been arrested.
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  1577. I lived in the Seattle area in the late 90s / early 2000s, and it was nice then. When I visited Portland in 2017, it was still nice. This nasty downturn is recent.
    1
  1578. He said in Washington DC, violent crime surged by 37%, and crime in general went up 25%.
    1
  1579. Only if you don't live there.
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  1580. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1581. If you want to make $50 an hour, acquire skills that are worth that much.
    1
  1582. ย @KenHSrย  - wow - I'm shocked.
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  1583. ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฃ
    1
  1584. @D Sloopย  - he told his boss, "I'll be back in an hour flat".
    1
  1585. Better yet, give each addict an overdose.
    1
  1586. Better yet, give them pure fentanyl!
    1
  1587. Why? So someone worse can get in?
    1
  1588. You mean menalin doesn't bounce cars off people?
    1
  1589. Because he put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so he would win by default. In other words, corruption.
    1
  1590. From South Africa?
    1
  1591. ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”
    1
  1592. CLASSIC!!! (Pun intended.)
    1
  1593. They all have the same issues. Even far away and outrageously expensive Walnut Creek experienced mass looting of its Louis Vitton store Christmas season of 2021.
    1
  1594. They can't afford to.
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  1595. Hey, that's an idea! Hire someone to stand in the middle of the intersection and direct traffic!
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  1596. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1597. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1598. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1599. A few months ago, some disabled people actually sued the city of Portland because the tents were blocking their access. Maybe there's hope!
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  1600. โ€‹ย @mikef2811ย - ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1601. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿคฌ
    1
  1602. In situations where homeowners work, thieves will case the house so they know when it will be empty, then burglarize it. I saw a YouTube video in which one woman was burglarized so many times, the value of her stolen goods exceeded the cost of her house.
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  1603. There is. It's called a gun.
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  1604. If I were a cop who wanted to make a difference, I'd avoid such a city like the plague. However, if I wanted to engage in corruption, I'd make a beeline to there.
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  1605. Yes - on EBAY, Amazon, and your local flea market.
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  1606. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ What if someone carjacked you, and couldn't drive your manual vehicle?!
    1
  1607. We'll see. Union Square in San Francisco isn't faring too well.
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  1608. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคช
    1
  1609. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1610. As my ex used to say, "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person".
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  1611. They already have. Look who's in office.
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  1612. @Absaalookemenschย  - no I don't. My point is like the Native American saying: "The right wing and the left wing belong to the same bird".
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  1613. That's an insult to idiots!
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  1614. Maybe EVs will be more practical if they could be recharged or operated by solar panels.
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  1615. Where is this?
    1
  1616. ย @smolvilleย  - Deep South, or Midwest? What state?
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  1617. Raised, not razed. Raise builds up; razed tears down.
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  1618. Why waste the Covid vaccine on them?
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  1619. The problem is, the method of counting votes is corrupt. Newsome recently was subject to a recall; the reason he won again is because they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot.
    1
  1620. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
    1
  1621. What do the airlines have to do with it?
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  1622. โ€‹ย @Donbett1974ย - upgraded to bombs!
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  1623. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1624. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
    1
  1625. Me, too! ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  1626. "Detroitification" is a better term.
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  1627. Why not get another job?
    1
  1628. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1629. It doesn't matter who wins or loses. They're protesting for the fun of it; they don't need a reason.
    1
  1630. ย @donchumley7723ย  - you mean, pin the hypodermic needle on the ass. ๐Ÿ‘
    1
  1631. "I'm a cowboy. On a steel horse I ride. I'm wanted, dead or alive. " ~ Jon Bon Jovi
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  1632. About using mushrooms as an antidepressant, people who have had difficult lives tend to experience bad trips. That's why hallucinogens are unpopular in ghettos. While mushrooms are considerably milder than LSD, they are nothing to play with.
    1
  1633. Where have you been? Sure, it involves drug addicts, but it sure looks organized to me!
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  1634. Money from the drug cartels.
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  1635. No more local microbrews? What's happening to my beloved Pacific Northwest? ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1636. They're like diapers - full of $hit and all over your a$$.
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  1637. I'm surprised the student did any time. Earlier this year, one student stabbed another to death, and wasn't even arrested. Mayor Kim Fox called it Mutual Combat.
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  1638. How about you get a job as security guard, to see what stores put up with?
    1
  1639. That's right - they spend $60,000 a year per homeless person. $75,000 will give you a nicer tent on a more posh street corner, but that's it.
    1
  1640. That's an insult to suicide. He overdosed on fentanyl.
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  1641. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
    1
  1642. Probably Hardesty. At least Lightfoot doesn't look like a drug addict.
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  1643. Your racist joke was so bad, I couldn't help laughing.
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  1644. ย Jeffrey Hartย  - they can also make it worse, if you have a bad trip.
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  1645. "The city needs to help the people who pay taxes." They can help those people with the money used to buy Narcan.
    1
  1646. Arrest Hell's Angels? I'd pay BIG BUCKS to see that! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1647. ย @jamesrecknor6752ย  - really? When?
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  1648. Look out, Detroit!
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  1649. They were defunded.
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  1650. ย @supernova743ย  - yes, that has happened. But I doubt a bunch of nice boy scouts could clean up a place as far gone as Portland. If you can find some ex-cons who have truly given up their old ways, they would know how to handle the situation.
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  1651. I heard Trump is trying to oust Gruesome Newsome.
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  1652. I hope so!
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  1653. Newscum.
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  1654. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1655. Did the CIA put a gun to the residents' heads and make them use? According to my knowledge, blacks view drug use as a sign of weakness. When they do use, they prefer drugs that produce oblivion like heroin, rather than those that heighten awareness like crack.
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  1656. Seattle's not that cold. It may snow once or twice in a winter, but it's nothing a down sleeping bag can't handle.
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  1657. Is Gruesome Newsome female?
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  1658. Corruption!
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  1659. Atheists believe in the laws of Cause and Effect; in other words, you create heaven and hell here on earth. If anything, atheists are better behaved, because they can't get off by asking God for forgiveness.
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  1660. Doesn't California have its own government?
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  1661. The horn will drown out the sound of the shot.
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  1662. โ€‹@jamesodell3064 - that's because there aren't enough police to defund!
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  1663. Why? So you can know what he's saying? He wouldn't dare!
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  1664. Good idea. Impound drunk drivers' cars.
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  1665. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1666. The same thing happened in Chicago!
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  1667. โ€‹ย @longshot7601ย - ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1668. I caught that....
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  1669. So did I. I'll bet nowadays, riding BART itself is dangerous.
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  1670. Best comment!
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  1671. Hopefully someone will break into her house, like what happened to Nancy Pelosi.
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  1672. Better yet, they need to get off drugs.
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  1673. It could also be the drug cartels paying off the politicians.
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  1674. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1675. HAH! 2020 was just the opening act!
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  1676. Mark Twain said that.
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  1677. ย @RS-ls7mmย  - I was wondering about that. She looks like a drug addict.
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  1678. ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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  1679. โ€‹ย @TheOldTapeArchiveย  - I doubt Evette Ingram will want to open a wig shop there. She's having enough problems in Tarzana.
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  1680. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1681. Excellent point! That money would be much better spent sending them back to Africa. They can riot to their hearts' content there, and people here wouldn't be affected in the slightest.
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  1682. Last one leaving, turn off the lights. Oh, wait - they're already off.
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  1683. ย @jpalberthoward9ย  - interesting! I thought it was Detroit. Thanks for answering.
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  1684. So did I. I got stimulus checks, but spent the money wisely.
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  1685. At least we have a vaccine for Corona!
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  1686. Why? So you can get carjacked? And what about people who can't afford a car?
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  1687. Any riots going on there? ๐Ÿคช
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  1688. Why Trump? Why not a republican who's not trying to overthrow the government?
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  1689. THIS IS F**KED UP!!! Boy, I'm glad Carmen Best left when she did, so she wouldn't have to deal with this Bulls**t!
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  1690. ย @MH-on8olย  - some of this is already happening. Watch the documentaries, "Seattle is Dying " and "The Fight for the Soul of Seattle ".
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  1691. Why would they do that to a coddler? Just hand her a few pounds of meth and keep banging.
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  1692. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1693. ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1694. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ
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  1695. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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  1696. Pure stuff!
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  1697. Better yet, send them to Detroit. They have LOADS of abandoned houses.
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  1698. How can you tell when politicians are lying to you? Their lips are moving.
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  1699. DEvIl ๐Ÿ˜ˆ.
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  1700. To quote an old Olympia beer ad, "It's the water... and a lot more."
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  1701. That's not a bad idea.
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  1702. @ward142ย  - if drug addicts don't care about themselves, why should anyone else? Since they're already killing themselves, why not round them up into camps so they won't afflict the general public and speed up the process?
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  1703. It's not like security guards cou do much, anyway. If the restaurant is that dangerous , don't go!โฐ
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  1704. @Ted Dychesย  - in that case, I hope the migrants are drug cartels. It will give the black thugs a challenge!
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  1705. Those who love sausage and respect the law should never watch either one being made.
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  1706. A lot of times, if the company files a claim more than twice, they will cancel the policy altogether.
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  1707. ๐Ÿ˜ Haley 2024
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  1708. โ€‹ย @elfeintwentyfives1620ย  - Haley is a Republican candidate for President.
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  1709. Can't you find a better candidate than someone who tried to overthrow the government?
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  1710. They were boycotted for being liberal. Now, they're boycotted for being conservative. Can't win for losing!
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  1711. $3.48 in Hilo, HI.
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  1712. How did you keep from getting constantly robbed and attacked?
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  1713. @unitedstatesdaleย  - be careful! The property may not actually exist!
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  1714. She didn't get that money through her books. She got it through ripping people off - by criminal coddling, to make matters worse.
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  1715. Someone else here said it came from Baltimore. Either way, no one put a gun to anyone's head and made them use.
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  1716. You want thrills? Cut to the chase. Apply to Oakland Police Department.
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  1717. Like Hotel California, you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave!
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  1718. What did he do?
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  1719. ย @roringusanda2837ย  - thanks for clarifying.
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  1720. YouTube thought he was advocating violence, because he was talking about people defending themselves against the homeless.
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  1721. She probably graduated class valedictorian from a Balti-morgue ghost school.
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  1722. That's no joke. California's already considering fining stores trying to leave it.
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  1723. Sean, PLEASE answer this question! I'm currently considering moving to the Spokane area.
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  1724. So do women.
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  1725. WELL...DUH!!! The main cause of drowning is water! We have always had problems with drug addiction and mental illness, but in the past, only the most extreme destitute people wound up homeless. Even someone working a part time minimum wage job could afford a room in a house. The bottom line is LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. That's why in Silicon Valley, you have highly skilled workers living in their RVs.
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  1726. Probably both.
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  1727. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Best comment!!!
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  1728. Better yet, have looters steal the items.
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  1729. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜„
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  1730. ย @JMLibertyLocalย  - tell that to the cops who get in trouble for trying to arrest users and dealers.
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  1731. ๐Ÿ’” ๐Ÿ˜ญ I lived in San Bernardino for awhile, and used to hang out at Silverwood Lake. I recently saw a Nick Johnson video of San Bernardino. It made me VERY upset! P.S. I'm black.
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  1732. ย @bitemenow609ย  - I know. I grew up in Oakland. I tore out of there like a bat out of hell, soon as I turned 18. Over 90% of victims of black criminals are black themselves. Incidentally, Oakland has turned into a shantytown, with the vibe of a maximum security prison. That doesn't bother me in the slightest; in fact, I have a good laugh at it. Leaving Oakland is by far the best decision I ever made!
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  1733. ย @deitresssmith8109ย  - criminal behavior hurts everyone, regardless of race.
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  1734. Nike may not even need a boycott, since their stores are apparently being looted out of business. They had to close their Portland store.
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  1735. Send them to Detroit. Plenty of empty houses there.
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  1736. How about Target sending people to mob street vendors that resell stolen goods? Tit for tat!
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  1737. Hey - it's gonna get you too. Another one bites the dust.
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  1738. Funny how they didn't buy in a black neighborhood.
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  1739. HORRORS!!! Boulder almost went up in flames a few years ago!
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  1740. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1741. Looks like my beloved Oakland has graduated to its lowest state. ๐Ÿคช
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  1742. Haley 2024
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  1743. @changemymind2021ย  - surely, Trump isn't the only Republican candidate. Can't they find someone who hasn't committed treason?
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  1744. I don't think so. Shake Shack probably had no idea they were going to do this.
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  1745. โ€‹@johng4093 - you call that hell hole paradise?
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  1746. ย @schectermeisterย  - thanks. I'm glad you were able to get clean.
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  1747. Remember the hot dogs! ๐ŸŒญ
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  1748. โ€‹ย DonnellOkafor-pd7ynย  - best comment! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1749. Reporting crime is down.
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  1750. Perhaps he'll be the next mayor!
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  1751. ย @havabrownkittycat7107ย  - ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1752. Back in the 80s, businesses in Berkeley kept stacks of cards by the register listing services for the homeless. Customers were encouraged to take the cards and pass them out to panhandlers, instead of giving them money. That's an idea!
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  1753. Just cut to the chase: graffiti.
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  1754. โ€‹ย @berthapitts2905ย - Mexico doesn't want him. Dump him on a desert island instead.
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  1755. To those of you judging how Californians vote, I'd like to point out Newsome's recall election. They put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot, so Newsome won again. I think a lot of corruption goes on there that people know nothing about. So please assess the situation before passing judgment!
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  1756. We have met the enemy; it is US!
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  1757. ย @susanstandard8727ย  - I remember that. It was in San Jose.
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  1758. ย @thomasrobinson182ย  - tha $970 rule applies in lots of cities, including Seattle.
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  1759. They already legalized theft, up to $950. Look at the results!
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  1760. How much of this is due to corruption? I understand there was a recall election on Newsome. The reason he got back in is because they put a bunch of unknown names on the ballot.
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  1761. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1762. Is Trump the only Republican candidate?
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  1763. Except the politicians.
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  1764. What does that have to do with horse tranquilizers that can be stolen from any veterinarian?
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  1765. My background is Seventh Day Adventist. Some of the face meats are good, like Loma Linda sausage links (I like them better than the real ones). But I believe a well-balanced diet, Including meat, is best.
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  1766. That's already happening.
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  1767. Most of all, you have to be an ADDICT!!!
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  1768. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Racist, but I can't help but laugh.
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  1769. Your elderly uncle was threatened by a revolting obese hooker? Did it speak in a bass voice? The reason I ask is because back in the 80s, one of my male co-workers told us about a guy who had played both football and basketball with him in college wound up becoming a streetwalker on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. Crack addiction had forced him there. My co-worker said he was the ugliest woman he ever saw. He didn't proposition my co-worker; he took one look at him and burst into tears.
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  1770. Haley 2024!
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  1771. Nothing. They're defunded
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  1772. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜œ
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  1773. A HUGE improvement!
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  1774. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1775. It was easy to hijack, because it originally supported thugs.
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  1776. Actually, it's McDonald's fault. It put a gun to your head, and made you drive a Kia/Hyundai to the nearest restaurant, then forced you to pig out until you got fat.
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  1777. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1778. @Ekkehard B.ย  - thieves say that all the time, to justify their actions.
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  1779. What if they don't vote?
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  1780. ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ˜ต๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿค•๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ
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  1781. Haley 2024!
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  1782. I can enjoy this $hit show because I live nowhere near there.
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  1783. Hopefully that recall election won't be corrupted, like the one on Newsome.
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  1784. Looting is more like it.
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  1785. News for Reasonable People - you're right. Biden stepped down 3 days ago.
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  1786. I feel the same way. I'm from California, and I lived in the Seattle area for awhile; it was my favorite city. What's happening to these places breaks my heart. ๐Ÿ˜ข
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  1787. Coming from a black woman - THANK YOU!!! As someone who was raised "old school", I can see through this propaganda. They act like they're doing minority kids a favor, but once they become adults and find themselves economically trapped, they're in for a RUDE SHOCK!!! Those coddlers are no different from slavemasters that forbade blacks to learn to read. Though they appear to be nice about it, the result is the same.
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  1788. Excellent point!
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  1789. OUCH!!!
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  1790. โ€‹@pmscalisi - in that case, they all should quit en masse. Let's see how well the company does with no employees.
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  1791. It's not the President. It's Gruesome Newsome.
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  1792. ย @AmericanPatriot-1776ย  - the problem isn't handicapped people. It's the criminals that ruin taxpayers' lives, then leach off those same taxpayers through welfare and jail.
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  1793. โ€‹ย @clairelivefreeordie2551ย - both!
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  1794. It doesn't matter. They will get in through corruption.
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  1795. How about giving them to the homeless instead?
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  1796. ย @bvegannow1936ย  - in San Francisco, those are used by junkies to shoot up.
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  1797. โ€‹ย @myleshagar9722ย  - why ignore it?
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  1798. ย @westcoastwarriorsarchive7929ย  - better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.
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  1799. Thank you!
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  1800. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1801. Work from home.
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  1802. You're overly optimistic. Situations like this don't turn on a dime!
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  1803. ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1804. If Gruesome Newsome becomes President, this country is DOOMED.
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  1805. The simple way to deal with it is to increase fentanyl overdoses.
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  1806. Better to be pissed off than pissed on!
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  1807. When he said stuff out of a brown bottle, I thought he meant brown stuff.
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  1808. Great idea - except Mexico doesn't want it. Let it be its own entity, and stew in its own juices.
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  1809. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜„ Best comment!
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  1810. ๐Ÿ’ฏโ€ผ๏ธ
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  1811. ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ซ
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  1812. More like Rest In Pieces. ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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  1813. What happens after the election?
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  1814. He's an astronaut all right - good only for taking up space.
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  1815. Why not? Because they're ray-ciss??? Would they be more likely to lend if the houses were covered with white frost instead of black char? Really, though - those burned out houses are so cheap, anyone who can't pay cash for them isn't worthy of a loan.
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  1816. Back in the early 80s, a guy I was dating bought a fake ID. It cost less than a California driver's license (this was in California). You could putcany birthdate you wanted on there. He did it so he could buy alcohol, even though he was underage. The ID he got was totally phony looking, so ultimately he wasted his money. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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  1817. Why not just boycott them for free?
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  1818. Remlat Zargonix - do you recommend the Google certificate?
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